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Natalia Romanovna Makarova (russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian
prima ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on ye ...
and choreographer. ''The History of Dance'', published in 1981, notes that "her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West."


Biography

Makarova was born in
Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
in the
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of the
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. At the age of 12, she auditioned for the Leningrad Choreographic School (formerly the Imperial Ballet School), and was accepted although most students join the school at the age of 9. Makarova was a permanent member of the
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in Leningrad from 1956 to 1970, achieving
prima ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on ye ...
status during the 1960s. She defected to the West on 4 September 1970, while on tour with the Kirov in
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. Soon after defecting, Makarova began performing with the American Ballet Theatre in
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and the
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in
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. When she first arrived in the West, Makarova was eager to expand her choreography by dancing ballets by modern choreographers. At the same time, she remained most identified with classical roles such as Odette/Odile in '' Swan Lake'' and '' Giselle''. In December 1975, she and her dance partner Mikhail Baryshnikov featured prominently in an episode of the
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television series ''
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''. She was featured in the 1976 live American Ballet Theatre production of ''Swan Lake'',
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on both
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. When ABT artistic director Lucia Chase stepped down, both Makarova and Baryshnikov applied. After the company went with Baryshnikov, she left for the Royal Ballet of London. Makarova continued to excel in many different roles, most notably, her title role in '' Giselle''. In 1989, she returned to her home theatre of the
Kirov Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
and was reunited with her family and with former colleagues and teachers. Her emotional homecoming was documented in the film ''Makarova Returns'', which she wrote as well as presented. After her performance at the Kirov, she retired from dancing, donating her shoes and costumes to the Kirov Museum. Today Makarova stages ballets such as '' Swan Lake'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' for companies across the world. She retired from dancing due to accumulating injuries, especially to her knees. Makarova won a
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, as well as numerous other stage awards for her performances in Broadway revival of ''
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''. She played
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(Lady Keynes) in ''Wooing in Absence'', compiled by
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. It was first performed at Charleston Farmhouse and then at the
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Personal life

Makarova has been married three times. Once to another ballet dancer and once to director
Leonid Kvinikhidze Leonid Aleksandrovich Kvinikhidze (russian: Леонид Александрович Квинихидзе; 21 December 1937 – 13 March 2018) was a Russian screenwriter and film director His father, Aleksandr Faintsimmer, was also a film director. ...
. In 1976, Makarova married industrialist Edward Karkar, and together they had a son, Andrei. Karkar died 22 December 2013, at the age of 81. Janet Sassoon said about Makarova,
"When I began teaching in San Francisco, through Madam Bali, I got to work with all these great Russian first dancers when they were there. So I got Natalia (Natasha) Makarova, a Prima Ballerina Assoluta. There was only one Prima Ballerina Assoluta up until the time she danced. And here I had her in my hands for five months after the birth of her child!"


Awards

*1965 –
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– Gold Medal *1969 –
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*1970 – Anna Pavlova Prize & Critic's Award, Paris *1977 – Dance Magazine Award *1979 – Mother of the Year Award *1980 – ''A Dance Autobiography'', Knopf Publishers, 1979. – Certificate of Excellence – American Institute of Graphic Arts – Selected for Exhibition *
1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
for Best Actress in a Musical – ''
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'' (Broadway) *1983 – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical – ''On Your Toes'' (Broadway) *1983 –
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– ''On Your Toes'' (Broadway) *1983 – Astaire Award – ''On Your Toes'' (Broadway) *1983 – Outer Critics Circle Award – ''On Your Toes'' (Broadway) *1983 – Stanislavsky Award – ''On Your Toes'' (Broadway) *
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical – ''On Your Toes'', London *1985 – London Evening Standard Award – for the Best Performance of 1985 in the ballet ''Onegin''. Presented on stage by Princess Diana after Makarova's performance of ''Onegin'' in 1986, London *
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...
– Emmy Award Nomination for ''Ballerina'' a four-part documentary TV series, which was conceived, written & narrated by Makarova,
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/WNET *1991/92 – American Library Association Award – for Makarova's recordings of the stories ''Snow Maiden'', ''The Frog Princess & Firebird'' – Delos Records *1993 – Distinguished Artist Award – Los Angeles *2000 – Artistic Achievement Award – Mexico *2004 – Artistic Achievement Award from the School of American Ballet *2012 – Kennedy Center Honor *2014 - "Soul of Dance" by the Russian Ballet Journal and the Russian Ministry of Culture *2018 - Life Achievement Award by Jury of the Benois de la Danse


Work


Repertoire

As Permanent Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre & the Royal Ballet her repertoire included: * American Ballet Theatre: ''Lilac Garden; Dark Elegies; Romeo & Juliet & Pillar of Fire; Theme & Variations & Apollo;
La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especiall ...
; Kingdom of the Shades; Coppelia; Voluntaries; ''
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'';
La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' ( en, The Sylph; da, Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. ...
; Don Quixote; Nutcracker; Raymonda Act 3; Contredances;
Sacre du Printemps ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
'' (Tetley); ''
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; Concerto; Giselle; Swan Lake; Romeo & Juliet'' (MacMillan); ''
Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...
,
Les Sylphides ''Les Sylphides'' () is a short, non-narrative '' ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact disk ...
, Other Dances; Epilogue;
Miraculous Mandarin ''The Miraculous Mandarin'' ( hu, A csodálatos mandarin, translit= ˈt͡ʃodaːlɒtoʃ}, ; german: Der wunderbare Mandarin) Op. 19, Sz. 73 (BB 82), is a one act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók between 1918 and 1924, and based on the ...
;
Pas de Quatre ''Grand Pas de Quatre'' is a ''ballet divertissement'' choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1845, on the suggestion of Benjamin Lumley, Director at Her Majesty's Theatre, to music composed by Cesare Pugni. On the night it premiered in London (12 Ju ...
; The River; Études; Romeo & Juliet Pas de Deux'' (Tchernishov); ''Desir & Wild Boy''. * Royal Ballet: - '' Manon; Song of the Earth; A Month in the Country; Concerto; Cinderella; Voluntaries;
Dances at a Gathering ''Dances at a Gathering'' is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to music by Frédéric Chopin, with costumes designed by Joe Eula. The ballet premiered on May 22, 1969, at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet ...
; Serenade; Elite Syncopations; Concerto; Checkmate;
Les Biches ''Les biches'' () ("The Hinds" or "The Does", or "The Darlings") is a one-act ballet to music by Francis Poulenc, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered by the Ballets Russes on 6 January 1924 at the Salle Garnier in Monte Carlo. Ni ...
;'' Kenneth MacMillan's ''Romeo and Juliet; Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides'', Van Manen's '' Adagio Hammerklavier''; MacMillan's ''Pas de Deux'' and Ashton's ''Dream Pas de Deux''. * As Guest Artist with ballet companies throughout the world her repertoire included: the classical repertoire (''Giselle, Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, La Sylphide'') as well as '' Onegin'' (Cranko); ''Notre Dame de Paris, Carmen, Proust,
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort ''Le Jeune Homme et la Mort'' is a ballet by Roland Petit, choreographed in 1946 to Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582, with a one-act libretto by Jean Cocteau. It tells the story of a young man driven to suicide by his faithless ...
'' (Petit); ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Cranko), ''Swan Lake'' (Cranko), Neumeier's ''Illusions'' - Like ''Swan Lake 2nd Act'', ''Bach Sonata'' (Bejart); ''Nutcracker'' (Neumeier); ''Romeo & Juliet'' (full-length version Tchernishov); ''Le Rossignol'' (Ashton); ''Rosalinda'' (Hynd); ''Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux'' (Balanchine); ''Apparitions'' (Ashton); ''Afternoon of a Faun'' (Robbins); ''Meditation'' (Haigen) ''The Real McCoy'' (Feld) ''The Lesson'' (Flindt), ''The Toreador'' (Bourneville); ''Dying Swan''; ''Corsaire Pas de Deux'' & ''Don Quixote Pas de Deux''.


Original productions staged and directed by Makarova

*1974 – ''Kingdom of the Shades'' – American Ballet Theatre *1980 – ''
La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especiall ...
'' – American Ballet Theatre *1983 – ''
Paquita ''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist. History ''Paquita'' is the creation of French comp ...
'' – American Ballet Theatre *1984 – ''Kingdom of the Shades'' – National Ballet of Canada *1985 – ''Kingdom of the Shades'' – London Festival Ballet *1986 – ''Kingdom of the Shades'' – Teatro Municipal – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil *1988 – '' Swan Lake'' – London Festival Ballet *1989 – ''La Bayadère'' – Royal Swedish Ballet *1989 – ''La Bayadère'' – Royal Ballet – Covent Garden – London *1991 – ''Paquita'' – National Ballet of Canada *1991 – ''Paquita'' - Universal Ballet Company of Seoul, Korea *1992 – ''La Bayadère'' – La Scala Ballet *1992 – ''La Bayadère'' – Teatro Colón, Argentina *1997 – ''La Bayadère'' – Finnish National Ballet *1997 – ''La Bayadère'' – Ballet de Santiago, Chile *1998 – ''La Bayadère'' – Australian Ballet *2000 – ''Kingdom of the Shades'' – San Francisco Ballet *2000 – '' Giselle'' – Royal Swedish Ballet *2000 – ''La Bayadère'' – Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro *2001 – ''Swan Lake'' – Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro *2002 – ''La Bayadère'' – Hamburg Ballet *2003 – ''
Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...
'' – Royal Ballet – Covent Garden – London *2002 – ''Paquita'' – San Francisco Ballet *2004 – ''La Bayadère'' – Theatr Wieki Opera Narodowa, Warsaw, Poland *2005 – ''Swan Lake'' – Perm Ballet Russia *2007 – ''La Bayadère'' – Dutch National Ballet *2007 – ''Swan Lake'' – National Ballet of China *2008 – ''La Bayadère'' – Corella Ballet, Teatro Real, Madrid *2009 – ''La Bayadère'' – Tokyo Ballet *2013 – ''La Bayadère'' – National Ballet of Ukraine, Kiev *2013 - ''Giselle '' - Royal Swedish Ballet


Documentaries and other

*1970 – BBC-TV – '' Black Swan Pas de Deux'' with
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& Dying Swan *1976 – '' Swan Lake'' with Ivan Nagy at the Metropolitan Opera House – Live from Lincoln Center – American Ballet Theatre. *1976 – ''
Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of West ...
'' Pas de deux & '' Giselle'' Act 2 (Partner Baryshnikov) BBC TV London. *1977 – ''Giselle'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov at the Metropolitan Opera House – Live From Lincoln Center - American Ballet Theatre *1978 – ''Don Quixote'' Pas de Deux with Fernando Bujones at the Metropolitan Opera House – Live From Lincoln Center – American Ballet Theatre. *1978 – Jerome Robbin's '' Other Dances'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov - WNET *1979 – '' Assoluta'' – Natalia Makarova – BBC TV, London *1979 – ''The Magic of Dance'' *1980 – Makarova's production of ''
La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especiall ...
'' with Anthony Dowell at the Metropolitan Opera House - Live from Lincoln Center – American Ballet Theatre *1980 – ''Swan Lake'' with Anthony Dowell – Royal Ballet, Thames TV, London *1981 – ''The President's Command Performance''– The Inaugural Gala Performance for President Elect Ronald Reagan, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC *1983 – ''Stars Salute the President'' – Ford Theatre, Washington, DC (For President Reagan) *1984 – ''Gala of the Stars''– Proust (Petit) with Richard Cragun & Begin the Beguine (Gennaro) with Cryst, WNET, Radio City, New York *1985 – ''Natasha'' - Natalia Makarova – National Video Corporation/Kultur USA *1985 – ''American Ballet Theater in San Francisco''– National Video Corp. *1985 – ''In a Class of Her Own''– Natalia Makarova – THAMES TV – London *1985 – ''American Ballet Theatre at the Met''– Makarova's PAQUITA filmed at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York *1986 – ''Ballerina''– 4 Part series for BBC TV *1988 – The First International Erik Bruhn Competition – ''Guest Appearance'' by Natalia Makarova *1988 – ''Reunion With the Kirov Ballet'' - White Swan with Zaklinsky – BBC London live Broadcast *1988 – ''Romeo & Juliet'' (MacMillan) with Kevin Mckenzie at the Metropolitan Opera House – Live from Lincoln Center – American Ballet Theatre. *1989 – ''Makarova Returns'' – BBC-TV, London/Kultur, USA *1989 – ''Leningrad Legend'' – BBC-TV Omnibus,London/ Kultur USA *1989 – ''Swan Lake'' – Natalia Makarova's Production for London Festival Ballet *1991 – ''La Bayadère'' – Natalia Makarova's Production for the Royal Ballet – From Covent Garden – Cameras Continentales, Amaya & Thames *1991 – ''A Portrait of Giselle'' *1994 – ''BBC Great Railway Journeys''– St. Petersburg to Tashkent - Written & Presented by Natalia Makarova *2007 – ''La Bayadère'' – Natalia Makarova's production for La Scala Ballet, Milan. *2009 – ''La Bayadère'' – Natalia Makarova's production for the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, London. *2011 – ''Natalia Makarova Two Lives'' - Russian Documentary


See also

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List of Russian ballet dancers This is a list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigra ...
* List of Eastern Bloc defectors


References


Further reading

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External links

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Performances listed in Theatre Archive University of Bristol
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Concise Encyclopædia Britannica entry
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