Nina Timofeeva

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Nina Timofeeva in 1960

Nina Vladimirovna Timofeeva (Russian: Нина Владимировна Тимофеева; 11 June 1935 – 3 November 2014) was a Soviet ballet dancer.

Biography

Timofeeva was born in

Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. Her major roles included[1][2]

From 1966 to 1970, Timoveeva was a deputy to the Supreme Soviet. She retired from stage performance in 1988,[3] and from 1989 to 1991 worked as a choreographer for the Bolshoi Theater. In 1991, she moved to Israel, together with her daughter Nadya, who is also a professional ballet dancer.[2][4] Two years later, she published her memoirs, The World of Ballet.[5] [3]

Timofeeva was married twice. Her first marriage was to Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Her second marriage was to the composer Kirill Molchanov (1922–1982), who wrote music for some of her ballets. Timofeeva and Molchanov remained married until his sudden death in 1982, before the start of one her performances of the ballet Macbeth. Her daughter from her marriage to Molchanov survives her.[3]

References

  1. ^ Тимофеева Нина Владимировна. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ a b ТИМОФЕЕВА Нина Владимировна. Encyclopedia of Russian Ballet. Soglasie. 1997. www.pro-ballet.ru/html/t/timofeeva.html
  3. ^ a b c Judith Cruickshank (2014-11-16). "Nina Timofeyeva obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. ^ Тимофеева Нина Владимировна. kino-teatr.ru
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