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Tatiana Riabouchinska

1917-05-23 – 2000-08-24

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Format: Silver gelatin photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=421962 Format: Photograph by Maurice Seymour Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.auCredit: State Library of New South Wales from Australia

Life & Legacy

Tatiana Mikhailovna Riabouchinska (Russian: Татья́на Миха́йловна Рябуши́нская, romanized: Tatyana Mikhaylovna Ryabushinskaya; 23 May 1917 – 24 August 2000) was a Russian-American prima ballerina and teacher. Famous at age 14 as one of the three "Baby Ballerinas" of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1930s, she matured into an artist whom critics called "the most unusual dancer of her generation."

Occupation & Career

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, dancer, pedagogue

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q458503 — wikidata View source

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