Maria Tallchief: Making Ballet American, Chapter 1
Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a ...
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75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina
On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s premiere of ...
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Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, outspoken critic of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, falls 60 feet to his death
I am against the war in Ukraine! I am for the people, for a peaceful sky above our heads,” wrote the dad, who was married to fellow ballet dancer Maria Shirinkina. “Politicians should be able ...