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Interview with Felia Doubrovska [sound recording]

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  • "Felia Doubrovska discusses her early years in St. Petersburg and her training at the school of the Maryinsky Theater Ballet; her years in Dyagilev's Ballets Russes; her association with members of that company including Diaghilev, Olga Spessivtzeva, Alexandra Danilova, and George Balanchine; her role in Balanchine's Prodigal son; her marriage to Pierre Vladimirov; teaching at the School of American Ballet."
  • "Disc 1 (ca. 58 min.). Felia Doubrovska speaks with Marian Horosko about the circumstances of her entering the Imperial ballet school; reminiscences of [Matilʹda Feliksovna] Kschessinska including some of her roles and her excellent acting ability; Kschessinska's being the first [Russian ballerina] to master the 32 fouetées; more about the school including the curriculum; her first roles after entering the company [Maryinsky Theatre ballet] including a performance anecdote about herself and [Zinoviĭ Efimovich] Gerdt; more on her training; reminiscences of [Agrippina] Vaganova; [Enrico] Cechetti and his technique; Anna Pavlova's influence on [Michel] Fokine; his marriage to [Vera Petrovna] a member of the corps de ballet [short gap]; the difficult performing conditions after the Revolution; [briefly] more on Fokine, as a teacher; more on the Revolution and its effect on her life, in particular as a performer at the Maryinsky; emigrating from Russia with her mother [and her future husband Pierre Vladimiroff] to Paris, via Finland, in 1920; reminiscences of Anna Pavlova; more on leaving Russia; the circumstances of her first meeting and auditioning for Serge Diaghilev; joining the Ballets russes in 1921."
  • "Disc 2 (ca. 38 min.). Felia Doubrovska speaks with Marian Horosko about some of her fellow students at the Imperial ballet school including Olga Spessivtzeva; an anecdote about dancing with Leonide Massine; reminiscences of Mikhail Mordkin; more reminiscences of Anna Pavlova including several anecdotes and Doubrovska's impression that she was unhappy; Doubrovska's thoughts on teaching including the difficulty of the technique students learn today; her husband, Pierre Vladimiroff; Serge Diaghilev [ends abruptly]."
  • "[Begins abruptly.] Introduction of Felia Doubrovska; Doubrovska speaks about the selection and training of ballet students in Russia (the former U.S.S.R.); her own development; ballet technique including line, character dancing, and partnering; changing role of music and George Balanchine; technique and individual style; over-abundance of eligible students [for the School of American Ballet's summer program]; hierarchical ranking of dancers in Russia; emigrating to France via Finland after the Russian Revolution; her thoughts on Serge Diaghilev; dancing in Anna Pavlova's company; reminiscences of Pavlova when together in Cannes, France; circumstances of Pavlova's death."
  • "Disc 3 (ca. 28 min.). [Begins abruptly.] Felia Doubrovska speaks with Marian Horosko about [Waslaw] Nijinsky; more on Pierre Vladimiroff including his family background; his working with [Michel] Fokine; a performance anecdote about Kschessinska; more on Vladimiroff including their leaving Russia together and their marriage; his career after leaving Russia; their eventual move to New York; her retiring from performing; teaching [at the School of the American Ballet]; the question as to whether and what extent Balanchine influenced the instructors' teaching; [Agrippina] Vaganova, as a dancer and as a teacher, including an anecdote about her and Vladimiroff [ends abruptly]."

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