Gielgud, Maina (1945–)
Gielgud, Maina (1945–)
English ballet dancer. Born June 14, 1945, in London, England; dau. of Val Gielgud (BBC producer); niece of John Gielgud (actor); trained in London with Nicholas Legat, Stanislav Idzikovsky, and Tamara Karsavina, and in Paris with Paul Goubé, Julie Sedova, Olga Preobrajenska, and others.
Danced with a range of companies throughout Europe, including International Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas, Roland Petit Ballet (1961), Grand Ballet Classique de France (1965), Boris Tonin's Chamber company; joined Ballets du XXième Siècle (1967) where she danced in numerous premieres, including Beaudelaire (1968), and also performed in Ninth Symphony, Four Last Songs, Romeo et Juliette and Le Voyage.
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