Mother of Anna Pavlova, Lubov Pavlova, a laundress, was married to a retired soldier Matvey Pavlov. They lived in Ligovo near St. Petersburg. About fatherhood biographers disagree. Until recently, this role featured renowned businessman of Jewish origin Lazar Polyakov. [1] Until his death, famous ballerina hide their origin. [2]More plausible version of fatherhood, see the famous theater historian Alexander Vassiliev [3], which says that the father of Anna Pavlova was Shabetay Shamash, Kara from Evpatoria, who took the name of the capital of Matthew and laundry opened in 1880, where he became acquainted with the future mother of dancer , Lubov Pavlova.After the end of the Imperial School of Dance, in 1899, she joined the Mariinsky Theatre. Dance party in the classical ballet "The Nutcracker,"The Little Humpbacked Horse", "Raymonda", "La Bayadere", "Giselle". In 1906, became the leading dancer of the troupe.A great influence on her performing style has a collaboration with choreographers A. Gorsky and especially Fokin. Anna Pavlova performed leading roles in ballets by Fokine "Les Sylphides,"Le Pavillon d'Armide,"Egyptian Nights", etc. The Dying SwanIn 1907, at a charity evening at the Mariinsky Theater Anna Pavlova first sang for her by Fokin choreographic miniature "The Swan" (later "The Dying Swan") , which later became one of the symbols of the Russian ballet XX century. In 1909 he participated in the "Russian Seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev in Paris that launched her international fame. Poster of the silhouette Serov Pavlova was forever emblem of "Russian Seasons".Since 1910, Pavlova toured many countries around the world with his own troupe. Choreographer Mikhail Fokine ballets especially for some of the troupe Anna Pavlova, one of which is "Seven Daughters of the Mountain King."Last show ballerina in Mariinsky Theatre in 1913, and in Russia — in 1914, after which she settled in England, and Russia did not return.In the years 1921-1925, Anna Pavlova toured the United States, organized her tour was an American of Russian origin impresario Solomon Hurok. In 1921, Anna Pavlova also performed in India and has gained the attention of the Indian public in Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta. [4]Pavlova's name during the life of a ballerina was legendary.[Edit]DeathAnna Pavlova died in The Hague, during a tour, January 23, 1931 from pneumonia. Despite the desire to return home ballerina, the urn with her ashes in a closed columbarium Golders Green Crematorium in London. Next to her, the ashes of her common law husband and impresario Victor Dandre.According to the legend of its last words were, 'Prepare my swan costume! ". In 2009, these were the words in the title of a Russian movie about grief, longing and waiting for death. [5]
