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Dame Alicia Markova
Dame Alicia Markova , 1910-2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev 's Ballet Russe in 1924 and, in 1931, the Vic-Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet ), becoming its first prima ballerina in 1933. In 1935 she formed a company with Anton Dolin . A...
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Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi , 1611-91, Italian architect of the high baroque. He followed in the steps of the great Roman masters of baroque building, Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona. Largely dependent upon them for his designs, Rainaldi developed a heavier and more austere style that was widely imitated. Most o...
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Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille (Agnes George de Mille) , 1905-93, American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City; granddaughter of Henry George , daughter of playwright director W. C. de Mille, and niece of Cecil B. De Mille . After her concert debut in 1928, she went to London and worked with Antony Tudo...
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Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille (Agnes George de Mille) , 1905-93, American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City; granddaughter of Henry George , daughter of playwright director W. C. de Mille, and niece of Cecil B. De Mille . After her concert debut in 1928, she went to London and worked with Antony Tudo...
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Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of ...
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Carlos
Carlos (Carlos María Isidro de Borbón), 1788-1855, second son of Charles IV of Spain. He was the first Carlist pretender. After his father's abdication (1808) he was, with the rest of his family, held a prisoner in France until 1814. A conservative and a devout Catholic, he was suppor...
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Jean Louis Charles Garnier
Jean Louis Charles Garnier , 1825-98, French architect, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and won the Grand Prix de Rome (1848). He was awarded the commission for the Opéra in Paris (1861-75), which is his principal work. It provided an impressive focus for the new boulevards of G. E...
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ballet
ballet [Ital. ballare =to dance], classic, formalized solo or ensemble dancing of a highly controlled, dramatic nature performed to music.
See also dance ; modern dance .
The Development of Ballet in Western Europe
Foreshadowed in earlier mummeries and lavish masquerades, ballet...
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Carlists
Carlists partisans of Don Carlos (1788-1855) and his successors, who claimed the Spanish throne under the Salic law of succession, introduced (1713) by Philip V. The law (forced on Philip by the War of the Spanish Succession to avoid a union of the French and Spanish crowns) was abrogated by Fe...
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San Carlos
San Carlos , residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts.
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