ИРИНА БАРОНОВА (1919 - 2008): ЗВЕЗДА РУССКОГО БАЛЕТА

Abstract

"Russian Ballet" still remain an emotional and exciting point in the world of ballet art. The ballet world created by Sergei Diaghilev is still hard to beat. After his death, a new generation of artists appeared from Monte Carlo in 1932, which created a new future for Russian ballet. It was based on three especially gifted girls, “Baby Ballerinas”, as they were called, because of their age: Irina Baronova (12 years old), Tatyana Ryabushinskaya (14 years old) and Tamara Tumanova (12 years old). This idea belonged to the visionary choreographer George Balanchine, who wanted to create a new ballet independent of the past Russian imperial ballet style. This name was coined by the English ballet critic Arnold Haskell, who by doing so wanted to draw more attention to the ballet and its advertising. This was used during the ballet's tour of the United States in 1933. In this publication, the author will refer to the youngest of this amazing trinity of stars - Irina Baronova.

Keywords

• irina baronova
• russian ballet
• dancers
• classical ballet
• ballet history