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6 unusual facts about Anna Pavlova


Anthony Thieme

He quickly found work as a stage designer at the Century Theater in New York, designing sets for the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.

Beulah Livingstone

Using the name Beulah Livingstone, she transitioned into theatrical publicity, doing publicity work for Lou Tellegen, Anna Pavlova, Irene Castle, David Belasco and other theatrical stars and producers.

Marguerite De La Motte

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova.

Niranjan Pal

He also collaborated with noted dancer, Uday Shankar to write a libretto for first Indian ballets, performed by Anna Pavlova and Uday Shankar himself.

Salvatore Capezio

In 1910 the celebrated Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova had Capezio make pointe shoes for herself and her whole company during her first tour of the United States.

Teatro Tapia

Other notable performers to have graced its stage include the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.


Alfred Butt

He also introduced British audiences to continental performers such as Anna Pavlova and Yvette Guilbert.

Edmond van Saanen Algi

As an artist, he is known for his drawings of famous dancers, such as Vaslav Nijinsky, Isadora Duncan and Anna Pavlova.

Esher Place

Vincent—Lord D'Abernon after 1914—had many famed guests, including Edward VII when Prince of Wales, Cecil Rhodes, and Anna Pavlova.

New Theatre, Cardiff

The artists that have performed on stage at the New Theatre have included Sarah Bernhardt, Anna Pavlova, Laurel and Hardy, Tom Jones, Tommy Cooper and Shirley Bassey.

Preterm birth

Historical figures who were born prematurely include Johannes Kepler (born in 1571 at 7 months gestation), Isaac Newton (born in 1642, small enough to fit into a quart mug, according to his mother), Winston Churchill (born in 1874 at 7 months gestation), and Anna Pavlova (born in 1885 at 7 months gestation).

Tamara Toumanova

In 1953 she played Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova in Tonight We Sing, and in 1954 she appeared in the biographical musical, Deep in My Heart, as the French dancer Gaby Deslys.

The Dying Swan

Inspired by swans that she had seen in public parks and Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Dying Swan", Anna Pavlova (who had just become a ballerina at the Mariinsky Theatre) asked Michel Fokine, who had also read the poem, to create a solo ballet for her for a 1905 concert being given by artists from the chorus of the Imperial Mariinsky Opera.


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