British female dancer. Her real name was Lillian Alicia Marks. She was Britain's first world-famous ballerina, and she adopted a Russian-sounding name. She was born in London, where she studied under Cecchetti and others. At the age of 14, she joined the Ballets Russes, and danced the lead role in Balanchine's The Nightingale (1926). She subsequently danced with the first British ballet company, the Camargo Society (1931), the Rambert Ballet, and the Big Wells Ballet (later the Royal Ballet), contributing to the development of British ballet. In 1935, together with Dolin, she founded the Markova-Dolin Ballet (1935-1938, 1945), and in 1950, she founded the London Festival Ballet. Her greatest hit was Giselle, and she wrote Giselle and I (1960). Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
英国の女性舞踊家。本名リリアン・アリシア・マークスLillian Alicia Marks。英国最初の世界的バレリーナで,ロシア風の名を名乗った。ロンドンに生まれ,同地でチェケッティらに師事。14歳で〈バレエ・リュッス〉に入団し,バランチン振付の《うぐいす》(1926年)で主役を踊る。以後,英国初のバレエ団〈カマルゴ協会〉の公演(1931年),ランバート・バレエ団,ビック・ウェルズ・バレエ団(のちのローヤル・バレエ団)で踊り,英国バレエの発展に寄与。1935年にはドーリンとともにマルコーワ=ドーリン・バレエ団(1935年―1938年,1945年)を,1950年にはロンドン・フェスティバル・バレエ団を主宰。《ジゼル》を最大の当り役とし,著書に《ジゼルと私》(1960年)がある。
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