Taglioni, Maria

Japanese: タリオーニ（英語表記）Taglioni， Maria

Born: April 23, 1804 in Stockholm
[Died] April 24, 1884. An Italian ballerina who represents the Marseille Romantic Ballet era. Born into a ballet family, she received a strict education from her father, F. Taglioni. She made her debut in 1822 in "The Feast of the Young Nymphs at the Palace of Terpsichore." In 1832, she danced in the premiere of "La Sylphide," the first Romantic ballet choreographed by her father, at the Paris Opera, and established her fame. After that, she shared the same popularity with her contemporary, F. Elssler, and toured all over Europe. She was called "a ballerina that ladies liked" because she was not blessed with good looks and lacked sexual appeal, but her superhuman light steps were described as heavenly. She is also said to have been the first ballerina to wear the skirt-like tutu that is common today, and is said to have established the technique of pointe (standing on tiptoes). Other notable works she performed in include The Maids of the Danube, Pas de Quatre, and The Gypsies, and her only choreographic work was Butterfly (1860).

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Japanese:

[生]1804.4.23. ストックホルム
[没]1884.4.24. マルセイユ
ロマンチック・バレエ時代を代表するイタリアのバレリーナ。バレエ一家に生れ，父 F.タリオーニからスパルタ教育を受けた。 1822年『テルプシコール宮殿での若きニンフの饗宴』でデビュー。 32年パリ・オペラ座で，父の振付によるロマンチック・バレエの最初の作品『ラ・シルフィード』の初演で踊り，名声を確立。以後，同時代の F.エルスラーと人気を二分し，ヨーロッパ各地を巡演した。容姿に恵まれず性的魅力に欠けるところから「婦人好みのバレリーナ」といわれたが，超人的な軽やかなステップは天上的と評された。また，今日一般的なスカート状のチュチュを着た最初のバレリーナともいわれ，ポアント (爪先で立つこと) の技法を確立したともいわれる。有名な出演作品には，そのほか『ダニューブの乙女』『パ・ド・カトル』『ジプシー』などがあり，唯一の振付作品に『蝶』 (1860) がある。

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