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Alexander Sakharoff (, also spelled Sakharov and Sacharoff, 13 May 1886 – 25 September 1963) was a Russian
Émile Vuillermoz, retrieved 19 February 2014 Using the name "The Sakharoffs" they toured widely visiting China and Japan which was so successful that they returned again in 1934. They and their extravagant costumes visited both North and South America. They found themselves in Spain when France was invaded by Germany. They returned to South America making a new base in Buenos Aires until 1949. They toured Italy the following year and they took up an invitation to teach in Rome by Guido Chigi-Saracini. They taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena for Saracini and they also opened their own dance school in Rome. In his book ''Reflections on Dance and Music'', he explained his artistic credo: He died in
The Sacharoffs Two dancers within the Blaue Reiter circle
sk-kultur.de, retrieved 19 February 2014
Papers of Alexandre and Clotilde Sakharoff, 1922–1970.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakharoff, Alexander 1886 births 1963 deaths Male dancers from the Russian Empire Jews from the Russian Empire People from Mariupol Académie Julian alumni Dance teachers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France Academic staff of Accademia Musicale Chigiana Burials in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Alexander Sakharoff (, also spelled Sakharov and Sacharoff, 13 May 1886 – 25 September 1963) was a Russian dancer
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, teacher
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, and choreographer
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who immigrated to France.
Life
Sakharoff was born Alexander Zuckermann to a Jewish family inMariupol
Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...
, Russian Empire on 13 May 1886.
Alexander was one of the most innovative soloist dancers of the first decades of the 20th century. He trained as a painter at the Academie de Beaux Arts and the Académie Julian
The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...
in Paris. His androgynous appearance led to him being painted by painters including Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin in 1909.
He married the German dancer Clotilde von der Planitz (1893–1974), and they had a successful career together. Their 1921 portrait by George Barbier to advertise their work was seen as showing a "mutually complementary androgynous couple" "united in dance" joined together in an act of "artistic creation."
Their outrageous costumes included wigs made from silver and gold coloured metal, with hats and outfits decorated with flowers and wax fruit. They married in 1919, and with the financial support of Edith Rockefeller, appeared at the Metropolitan Opera
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in New York but without any great success.
They were living in Paris between the wars and in 1933 Émile Vuillermoz recognised their fame when he published his work ''Clotilde et Alexandre Sakharoff''. The work included photographs and colour illustrations of their choreography.Clotilde et Alexandre SakharoffÉmile Vuillermoz, retrieved 19 February 2014 Using the name "The Sakharoffs" they toured widely visiting China and Japan which was so successful that they returned again in 1934. They and their extravagant costumes visited both North and South America. They found themselves in Spain when France was invaded by Germany. They returned to South America making a new base in Buenos Aires until 1949. They toured Italy the following year and they took up an invitation to teach in Rome by Guido Chigi-Saracini. They taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena for Saracini and they also opened their own dance school in Rome. In his book ''Reflections on Dance and Music'', he explained his artistic credo: He died in
Siena
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, Italy
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25 September 1963. He is buried in Cimitero Acattolico in Rome
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.
Legacy
His wife gave and sold many of their remaining writings and costumes to museums and auctions. She eventually sold the 1909 painting of Sakharoff by Alexej von Jawlensky. Dansmuseet in Stockholm has 23 Sakharoff costumes in their collection since 1973. In 1997 the German Dance Archive Cologne purchased many remaining items relating to the couple. They have 65 costumes, 300 set and costume designs and 500 photographs.sk-kultur.de, retrieved 19 February 2014
References
External links
Papers of Alexandre and Clotilde Sakharoff, 1922–1970.
Houghton Library
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, Harvard University.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakharoff, Alexander 1886 births 1963 deaths Male dancers from the Russian Empire Jews from the Russian Empire People from Mariupol Académie Julian alumni Dance teachers Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France Academic staff of Accademia Musicale Chigiana Burials in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome