OLGA PREOBRAJENSKA and NIKOLAI LEGAT. Olga Preobrajenska (Ол - Lot 310

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OLGA PREOBRAJENSKA and NIKOLAI LEGAT. Olga Preobrajenska (Ол - Lot 310
OLGA PREOBRAJENSKA and NIKOLAI LEGAT. Olga Preobrajenska (Ольга Преображенская) alongside dancer and choreographer Nikolai Legat (Николай Легат) in dance costumes from the famous Imperial Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, circa 1890. The Cyrillic inscription at the bottom of the image clearly indicates their names: ПРЕОБРАЖЕНСКАЯ и ЛЕГАТЪ (Preobrajenskaïa i Legat). Vintage postcard format. 9 x 14 cm. Serge Lifar stamp on the back. Imperial era in Russia. Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962) was one of the greatest prima ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theater Ballet in St. Petersburg. Renowned for her virtuoso technique and grace, she later emigrated to Paris, where she became a legendary dance teacher, training generations of prima ballerinas. Nikolai Legat (1869–1937) was a principal dancer, ballet master, and leading choreographer at the Mariinsky Theater; he succeeded the great Marius Petipa. He was notably Preobrazhenskaya’s stage partner, as well as that of other legendary figures such as Anna Pavlova.
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