Anton Dolin
| Anton Dolin | |
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 Dolin in The Prodigal Son, Ballets Russes, during the Australian Tour of 1939 |
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| Born | 27 July 1904 Slinfold, West Sussex, England |
| Died | 25 November 1983 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | ballet dancer and choreographer |
Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 1904 – 25 November 1983)[1] was an English ballet dancer and choreographer.
Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay but was generally known as Patrick Kay. He joined Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921, was a principal there from 1924, and was a principal with the Vic-Wells Ballet in the 1930s. There he danced with Alicia Markova, with whom he went on to found the Markova-Dolin Ballet and the London Festival Ballet.
He joined Ballet Theatre as when it was formed in 1940 and remained there as a dancer and choreographer until 1946.[2]
Dolin wrote several books, including the autobiography Ballet Go Round (1938) and Alicia Markova: Her Life and Art (1953).[3] He was knighted in 1981. He is featured in the documentary film A Portrait of Giselle.
For many years he lived with the ballet dancer John Gilpin.
[edit] Notes
- ^ W. J. McCormack (1999). "The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture". Blackwell Publishing. pp. 172. http://books.google.com/books?id=ANgdh-3cMowC. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ^ "Choreographers: Anton Dolin". American Ballet Theatre. http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/dolin_a.html. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Dolin, Anton (1953). Alicia Markova: her life and art. New York: Hermitage House. OCLC 300631658. http://www.archive.org/details/aliciamarkovaher010115mbp.
[edit] References
- Dolin, Anton (1960). Anton Dolin: autobiography. London: Oldbourne. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2008243.
- Dolin, Anton (1985). Last words: a final autobiography. London: Century. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1557769.
- Dolin, Anton (1953). Markova: her life and art. London: W.H. Allen. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2177441.
- Hall, Alfred George, ed. (1957). Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin: a legend of British ballet : a collection of portraits. London: Hall Publications. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1707594.
- Simpson, Jane (30 September 1997). "Legends: Anton Dolin". Ballet Magazine. http://www.ballet.co.uk/old/legend_js_anton_dolin.htm.
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