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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Magda Saleh, Influential Egyptian Ballerina, Is Dead at 79 by Anna Kisselgoff

Trained at the Bolshoi, she became a star of the Cairo Ballet and played a key role in making ballet accessible to people of all classes.

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Monday, November 28, 2022

Susan Kikuchi, 74, Dies; Staged Martha Graham Dances and ‘King and I’ by Anna Kisselgoff

Like her mother, she became a Graham dancer, and then oversaw acclaimed productions of the choreographer’s works as well as Jerome Robbins’ musical.

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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Yuriko, Keeper of Martha Graham’s Flame, Is Dead at 102 by Anna Kisselgoff

A choreographer and dancer, she was associated with Graham for more than 50 years, and founded and directed the Martha Graham Ensemble, a student company.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Donald Mahler, Prolific Ballet Choreographer, Dies at 88 by Anna Kisselgoff

After dancing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and other companies, he became its director. He was also well known for his staging of works by Antony Tudor.

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Marjorie Tallchief, Acclaimed Ballerina, Is Dead at 95 by Anna Kisselgoff

A versatile artist who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet, she was the younger sister of the famed dancer Maria Tallchief.

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

Oleg Briansky, Star Dancer Turned Star Teacher, Is Dead at 91 by Anna Kisselgoff

When his career was ended by a bad knee, he and his wife and fellow dancer opened what became one of the most prestigious ballet academies in America.

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Violetta Elvin, Glamorous Royal Ballet Dancer, Is Dead at 97 by Anna Kisselgoff

Celebrated for her strong technique and natural grandeur, she was a star soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet before finding a new audience in London.

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Charlene Gehm, protean dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, dies at 69 by Anna Kisselgoff

Charlene Gehm, a dancer who thrilled audiences and critics alike with her excellence in an unusually wide range of roles with the Joffrey Ballet and other troupes, died Jan. 10 at her home i…

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Felix Fibich, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 96 by Anna Kisselgoff

Mr. Fibich, at first an actor, went on to specialize in Jewish dance traditions.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

Roland Petit, Choreographer, Dies at 87; Conquered Ballet Taboos and Hollywood by ANNA KISSELGOFF

Mr. Petit worked with Jean Cocteau, Danny Kaye and his own wife, the ballerina Zizi Jeanmaire, among many others. Sex and suffering were the themes of his most renowned pieces.

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