Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Biographical Sketch
Date | Event |
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1907 | Born in Peterhof, Russia, near St. Petersburg, on Nov. 20, 1907 |
1911 | Accepted by the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg |
1920 | Entered the Maryinsky Ballet, the company now known as the Kirov Ballet |
1922 | Became a soloist in the Maryinsky Ballet |
1924 | Joined a small ensemble led by George Balanchine for a tour of Western Europe |
1924 | Joined Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (December 1924) |
1924-1929 | Performed with that company until it disbanded following Diaghilev's death in 1929 |
1931-1932 | Appeared in operas and stage musical Waltzes from Vienna in London's West End |
1933 | Joined Les Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo and made her American debut. |
1938-1952 | Performed with of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, becoming prima ballerina in 1938 |
1954-1956 | Performed her own Great Moments of Ballet |
1957 | Gave her final ballet performance at a gala honouring her at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House |
1957 | Returned to the stage for the Broadway musical Oh, Captain! |
1964 | Became a full-time faculty member at the School of American Ballet and she staged excerpts from classical ballets for the annual workshops |
1974-1975 | Staged, with Balanchine, the full Coppélia for the New York City Ballet |
1977 | Appeared in the motion picture The Turning Point in a role based largely on herself |
1986 | Published her memoirs entitled Choura (with Holly Brubach) |
1989 | Retired from her faculty position at the School of American Ballet |
1989 | Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors |
1997 | Died July 13, 1997 in New York City |