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Alicja Boniuszko
Alicja Boniuszko (1937–2019) was a Polish ballet dancer and choreographer who was involved with the Baltic State Opera in Gdańsk, Poland for many years. Early life and training Alicja Boniuszko was born on 16 October 1937 in Myadzyel in what is now Belarus but at the time was in the Second Polish Republic. After 1945, her family moved to the borough of Wrzeszcz in Gdańsk and she began going to ballet lessons soon after. In 1956 she graduated from the State Ballet School in Gdańsk, where she had been taught by . Ballet career In 1956, Boniuszko became a soloist at Baltic Opera, later becoming the List of prima ballerinas, prima ballerina. In addition to performing in Poland she appeared on stages in London, New York and Rio de Janeiro, among others. Her most prominent roles included leading roles in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ''Swan Lake'', Juliusz Łucik's ''Niobe'', Prokofiev’s ''Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev), Romeo and Juliet'', Karol Szymanowski's ''Harnasie'', Rimsky-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myadzyel
Myadzyel or Myadel is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Myadzyel District. Myadzyel is located on the eastern shore of Lake Miastra, part of the Narach lake group in Narachanski National Park. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,887. History The name of the town is of Lithuanian origin and cognates with the words medis (a tree), medė (a forest), having the same etymology like Medininkai. Initially, the fortified wooden settlement of Myadzyel was located on the largest island of Lake Myadzyel, where the remains of the fortifications are still preserved today. Probably in the XI century Myadzyel was a border town of the Polotsk land. In written sources, Myadzyel was first mentioned in 1325 in a Latin-language letter of Grand Duke Gediminas to the Archbishop of Riga, in which he complained about the actions of the brother-knights of the Teutonic Order. For unknown reasons, the settlement was moved to the northeastern coast of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |