Gsovsky, Tatiana (1901–1993)

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Gsovsky, Tatiana (1901–1993)

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer. Name variations: Tatiana Issatchenko. Born Mar 16, 1901, in Moscow, Russia; died Sept 9, 1993, in Berlin, Germany; m. Victor Gsovsky.

Trained at Irma Duncan's studio in Moscow and with Olga Preobrazhenska; served as ballet master of company in Krasnoder (late 1910s); served in same capacity for Berlin State Opera Ballet (1922–45), and for the State Opera of East Berlin after WWII (1945–52); moved to West Berlin where she founded Berlin Ballet (1955); choreographed and staged works at numerous theaters including in Munich, Milan, and at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires; considered of great importance for development of ballet in Germany, combined trends from expressionist and modern dance with traditional opera ballet genres and companies. Works of choreography include Bolero (1946), Romeo and Juliet (1947), Don Quixote (1949), Rondo vom Goldenen Kalb (1952), Der Idiot (1952), Ballade (1955), Agon (1958), The Sleeping Beauty (1960), Goyescas (1961), Orpheus (1961) and Les Climats (1963).