Vaganova Today: The Preservation of Pedagogical Tradition

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Index Chart of Transliterated Terms Russian Library of Congress Transliteration Americanization/ Use in This Book Кшесинская Kshessinskaya Kshesinska Преображенская Preobrazhenskaya Preobrajenska Сергеев Sergeyev Фокин Fokin Fokine Константин Konstantin Konstantin Дудинская Dudinskaia Dudinskaya Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Adeyeva, Ludmila, 79 Anisimov, Nikolai, 65 Asylmuratova, Altynai, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171; on pedagogues at Academy, 173; published article in Vestnik, 171; reevaluating Academy program, 174; and Vaganova’s style over time, 172 Audiences, in Russia, 132–34, 181 Balanchine, George, 23, 128, 129, 132 Baltflot, 11, 30 Bayadère, La, 16; Chistiakova comments on, 142; Terekhova in, 122; Vaganova in, 20 Bazarova, Nadezhda, 72 Blok, Ludmila: on ballets in Vaganova’s repertoire , 10; comparing French and Italian styles, 10; comparing Vaganova to Pavlova, 25; and Fokine influence, 33; on Kshesinska, 20–21; on N. Legat training method, 20, 23; quoting N. Legat, 23; review of Vaganova’s dancing in Petersburg Page, 20; review of Vaganova in Paquita, 21; on Telyakovsky directorship, 20; on Vaganova adhering to French school, 17; Vaganova as director of theater, 50; on Vaganova beginning her studies, 5–6; on Vaganova’s admiration for Cecchetti, 10; on Vaganova’s early retirement, 27; on Vaganova’s graduation performance, 15–16; on Vaganova in La Source, 10; on Vaganova preserving students’s individuality, 41; on Vaganova’s structured lesson plans, 36–38; on Vaganova’s teaching/lessons, 39 Bolt, 49 Bronze Horseman, The, 127, 129 Cecchetti, Enrico, 9–10; fixed lesson plans, 36 Chistiakova, Irina, 134, 136, 137, 153; on children pursuing ballet, 147; on dramatic expression, 144, 148–49; on flexibility and gymnastics, 143, 150; on pedagogues, 143; on the role of Gamzatti , 142; on stage partnerships, 148; on teaching, 142–44; on theater politics, 143, 146; on theater work, 140–41; training and graduation, 137–39; in Varna Competition, 139–40 Chopiniana, 23–25, 33, 77, 128 Cinderella, 125, 128, 139 Corsaire, Le, 92, 109, 122, 139–40 197 198 • Index Daughters Mikado, 20 Diana and Acteon. See Esmeralda Don Quixote, 20, 77, 109–10, 117, 125, 130; Chistiakova in, 140, 141 Dramatic expression, 76, 113–19 Dramballet, 46, 52–60 Dudinskaya, Natalia, 29, 53, 60–61, 63, 129, 140, 151, 155–56 Duncan, Isadora, 14, 33, 96 Duprati study, 104–6, 105 Esmeralda, 45; Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux, 58; Vaganova’s revisions to, 54–59 Ever-Fresh Flowers, 46 Evmentieva, Lidia, 53, 58 Fadetta, 52 Fille Mal Gardée, La, 9, 20 Flames of Paris, The, 52, 56, 60, 77, 127, 128, 139–40 Flora’s Awakening, Vaganova in, 16 Fokine, Mikhail: L’Armide de Pavillion, 96; Chopiniana (Les Sylphides), 19–20, 23–25, 33, 77, 128; conflict with Legat, 22; Fokinism, 17–19; quotation from Novoe Russkoe Slovo, 162; Saisons Russes, 159; teaching, 14–15; in Vaganova’s pedagogy, 33–34, 96 Fountain of Bachchisarai, The, 52, 56, 128 Gaevsky, Vadim, 16–17; on Lopatkina, 151–52; on Vaganova in Giselle, 27; on Vaganova’s system, 34, 45 Gerdt, Elizabeth, 52; mention of, 12 Gerdt, Pavel Andreevich, 6, 9, 12 Giselle, 42–43, 85, 117, 118, 123, 143; Vaganova dances, 27 Grading system, Vaganova Academy, 123 Gusev, Pyotr, 47 Harlequinade, 20 Heart of Grief, 56 Ice Maiden, The, 47, 60 Ivanov, Lev, 6, 66, 164 Ivanovsky, Nikolai, 31, 39, 63 Johanssen, Christian, 6, 8, 11, 16, 22 Karsavina, Tamara, 19, 23, 33 Kekisheva, Galina Petrovna, 77–79; on pedagogues coaching today, 130–31; on repertoire, 124–27; on technique, 93–96, 99, 117, 118–19; on theater workload today, 120–21, 123 Knight in the Tiger’s Skin, 126 Kolpakova, Irina, 69, 73–74 Komleva, Gabriela, 79, 81, 82; address in Vestnik, 92–93, 102; on audiences, 181; on current mastery of technique, 112; on modern works, 127; role of pedagogue, 80 Kostrovitskaya, Vera, 80, 97; on Vaganova’s method, 162–64 Krasovskaya, Vera: on Balanchine’s formalism, 132; on Esmeralda, 59; on Fokine and Vaganova, 17; on F. Lopukhov, 49; about Preobrajenska influencing Vaganova, 15 Kremshevskaya, Galina: commentary, 16; on Vaganova’s pedagogy, 62–64, 73 Kshesinska, Mathilde, 6, 13, 20–21, 132 Kshessinskaya, Mathilde. See Kshesinska, Mathilde Kurgapkina, Ninella, 84, 85–86, 86, 87, 88; on expression and soul, 117–18; on leg height, 99–100; on modern ballets, 127–28; on pedagogues, 130; on Vaganova’s method 93; on Western influences, 121–22 Laurencia, 56, 59, 127, 128 Legat, Nicolas, 12, 17, 22; La Source with Vaganova , 20–21; in Swan Lake with Vaganova, 21; teaching approach, 23, 36; Tikanova recalls, 23 Legend of Love...