Natalia Makarova
Nataliya Romanovna Makarova (born November 21, 1940) is a Soviet-Russian-born American actress and former prima ballerina.
Biography
Makarova was born in Leningrad in former Soviet Russia. At the age of 12, she auditioned for the Leningrad Choreographic School (formerly the Imperial Ballet School), and was accepted although most students join the school at the age of 10. She was a permanent member of the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad from 1956 to 1970, achieving prima ballerina status during the 1960s. Soon after Makarova defected to the West in 1970, she began performing with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and the Royal Ballet in London. At first she was eager to expand her choreography by dancing ballets by modern choreographers. She remained most identified with classical roles such as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Giselle; she was featured in the 1976 live American Ballet Theatre production of Swan Lake, simulcast from Lincoln Center on both PBS and NPR. Makarova continued to excel in many different roles.
In 1976 Makarova married Edward Karkar, a businessman. Together they had a son, Andre Michael, in February of 1978.
In 1989, Natalia Makarova returned to her home theater of the Kirov Ballet and was reunited with her family and with former colleagues and teachers, and family. Her emotional homecoming was documented in the film Makarova Returns. After her performance at the Kirov, she retired from dancing, donating her shoes and costumes to the Kirov Museum. Today Makarova stages ballets such as Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and Sleeping Beauty for companies across the world.
In addition to being an internationally renowned ballerina, Makarova won a Tony Award for her performance in the show On Your Toes. She appeared as Lydia Lopokova, (Lady Keynes) in Wooing in Absence, compiled by Patrick Garland. It was first performed at Charleston Farmhouse and then at the Tate Britain.
Awards
 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Merited Artist
1965 Second International Ballet Competition Gold Medal, Varna, Bulgaria
1970 Anna Pavlova Prize, Paris
1983 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical - On Your Toes
1983 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical - On Your Toes
1983 Theatre World Special Award - On Your Toes
1985 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress - On Your Toes
Repertoire
Makarova danced with the Royal Ballet in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Manon, Cinderella, Serenade, Les Biches, Romeo and Juliet, Song of the Earth, Concerto, A Month in the Country, Voluntaries, Dances at a Gathering, Elite Syncopations, Rituals, and Checkmate.
Makarova has performed as a guest artist with the Paris Opera Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Stuttgart Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, London Festival Ballet, Béjart's Ballet of the 20th Century and Roland Petit's Ballets de Marseille.
Filmography
1982 Swan Lake with the Royal Ballet, filmed 1980, Royal Opera House, LondonAnthony Dowell co-starring as Prince Siegfried.
1985American Ballet Theatre in San Francisco filmed 1985 at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
External links
The Ballerina Gallery - Natalia Makarova
Columbia Encyclopedia entry
Concise Encyclopedia Britannica entry
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