Yekaterina Geltzer

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (November 2, 1876 - December 12, 1962) was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935. She worked with Marius Petipa, Sergei Diaghilev, and Reinhold Gli re. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, she helped to preserve the art of ballet in Russia. She was the first ballet dancer to receive the title of "People's Artist of Russia" (1925). Her most famous post-revolutionary role was a Chinese dancer in the premiere of Gliere's Red Poppy. This production was staged by her husband Vasily Tikhomirov for her 50th birthday. In 1943, she was awarded a Stalin Prize and also received an Order of Lenin and an Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5511895202
• ISBN13: 9785511895208
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 10.7"