Throwback Thursday and Vasily Tikhomirov
Vasily
Tikhomirov was born on March 30, 1876 and performed with the Bolshoi Ballet
beginning in 1895. He also choreographed, beginning in 1913. Probably his most
famous work is The Red Poppy (1927). He
also taught, training such notable dancers as Mikhail Mordkin, Alexandre Volinine and the lady who became his wife, Yekaterina Geltzer with
whom he often performed (see the Link of
the Day below). They continued to work together even after they divorced.
Tikhomirov had
a rigorous, masculine style and he is largely responsible for making this a
standard for male ballet dancers in the Bolshoi. Some of his most famous roles included Jean de
Brienne in Raymonda; and Conrad in Le
Corsaire. In 1914 he toured with
Anna Pavlova as her partner.
Tikhomirov
died on June 20, 1956 and both he and Geltzer are buried in the Novodevichy
Cemetery.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #294:
“Vasily Tikhomirov was a
dancer with the Bolshoi.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“If
history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
― Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works
― Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works
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