A major star of the post-Diaghilev Ballets Russes, he was celebrated for his romantic roles
Frederic Franklin, who has died aged 98, was one of the best loved figures in the dance world. Always genial, always helpful, he possessed a razor-sharp memory of all the ballets he had appeared in. Franklin played an important part in the preservation of many early ballets by George Balanchine, and in 2002 was able to reconstruct episodes from Devil's Holiday, a ballet created by Frederick Ashton in 1939, never revived since and never seen on stage by Ashton.
Franklin, known as Freddie, was a major star of the post-Diaghilev Ballets Russes, forming a memorable and long-lasting partnership with the ballerina Alexandra Danilova; her champagne personality and his good looks and charisma combined to stunning effect. This was especially true in such ballets as Léonide Massine's Le Beau Danube and especially Gâité Parisienne. But Franklin also danced...
Frederic Franklin, who has died aged 98, was one of the best loved figures in the dance world. Always genial, always helpful, he possessed a razor-sharp memory of all the ballets he had appeared in. Franklin played an important part in the preservation of many early ballets by George Balanchine, and in 2002 was able to reconstruct episodes from Devil's Holiday, a ballet created by Frederick Ashton in 1939, never revived since and never seen on stage by Ashton.
Franklin, known as Freddie, was a major star of the post-Diaghilev Ballets Russes, forming a memorable and long-lasting partnership with the ballerina Alexandra Danilova; her champagne personality and his good looks and charisma combined to stunning effect. This was especially true in such ballets as Léonide Massine's Le Beau Danube and especially Gâité Parisienne. But Franklin also danced...
- 5/7/2013
- by Judith Cruickshank
- The Guardian - Film News
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
Moscow (Reuters) - Russia's Bolshoi Theater celebrated the 90th birthday of Cuban dancer Alicia Alonso with a gala performance this week of Russian classics performed by her pupils and countrymen.
The Havana-native, who turned 90 years-old last December, received a standing ovation at the packed theater on Tuesday night where she was honored alongside Russian dancers -- such as Vladimir Vasiliev and Azari Plisetsky -- who have worked with her over a career that has spanned more than six decades.
"I really feel like Alicia in Wonderland," Alonso gushed on stage after the performance.
In her youth, Alonso studied ballet with choreographers Michel Fokine, George Balanchine and Leonide Massine, and later brought their ballets to the Cuban National Ballet company, which she founded in 1948.
On her 17th visit to Russia since 1958, Alonso praised the country's dancers for innovating partnered ballets, with lifts and acrobatics for male dancers, which...
Moscow (Reuters) - Russia's Bolshoi Theater celebrated the 90th birthday of Cuban dancer Alicia Alonso with a gala performance this week of Russian classics performed by her pupils and countrymen.
The Havana-native, who turned 90 years-old last December, received a standing ovation at the packed theater on Tuesday night where she was honored alongside Russian dancers -- such as Vladimir Vasiliev and Azari Plisetsky -- who have worked with her over a career that has spanned more than six decades.
"I really feel like Alicia in Wonderland," Alonso gushed on stage after the performance.
In her youth, Alonso studied ballet with choreographers Michel Fokine, George Balanchine and Leonide Massine, and later brought their ballets to the Cuban National Ballet company, which she founded in 1948.
On her 17th visit to Russia since 1958, Alonso praised the country's dancers for innovating partnered ballets, with lifts and acrobatics for male dancers, which...
- 8/4/2011
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Beverly Hills, CA . .¡Sí Cuba! SoCal,. a multi-venue Southern California festival celebrating the culture of the island nation through art, dance, film, music and discussion, runs now through Sunday, October 2, 2011. Building on the momentum of the ¡Sí Cuba! festival currently in New York, .¡Sí Cuba! SoCal. will be presented by seven Southern California-based organizations and will include three exhibitions, hand-silkscreened film posters, political cartoons, and photographs documenting Cuba.s history; performances by the renowned Ballet Nacional de Cuba in Costa Mesa and Los Angeles; a film series with filmmaker Q&As; and a concert by the Buena Vista Social Club® orchestra.
The following is the .¡Sí Cuba! SoCal. calendar of events:
Cuban Film Posters: From Havana to the World
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Grand Lobby Gallery, Beverly Hills
Now . August 28
www.oscars.org/sicubasocal
This exhibition will showcase 125 hand-silkscreened posters from Cuban and international films created by...
The following is the .¡Sí Cuba! SoCal. calendar of events:
Cuban Film Posters: From Havana to the World
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Grand Lobby Gallery, Beverly Hills
Now . August 28
www.oscars.org/sicubasocal
This exhibition will showcase 125 hand-silkscreened posters from Cuban and international films created by...
- 5/16/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Havana – Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet will perform in Havana's Karl Marx theater next week in their first appearance on the island in 30 years, Cuba's state-run press said on Friday.The return of the Bolshoi comes as part of a renewal of relations between Cuba and Russia, who were Cold War allies for three decades before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.Cuban press said dancers from the Bolshoi and the Cuban National Ballet will perform pieces from ballets such as "Giselle" and "The Nutcracker" on February 13 in conjunction with the annual Havana International Book Fair, which this year features Russian writers and artists.The reports did not say how many Bolshoi members would perform, but among those listed were principal dancers Anna Antonicheva, Dmitry Belogolovtsev and Galina Stepanenko. The company last performed in Cuba in 1980, they said.The Cuban National Ballet is led by 89-year-old ballet legend Alicia Alonso,...
- 2/5/2010
- backstage.com
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