Marianna Tcherkassky Biography (1952-)

Full name, Marianna Alexsavena Tcherkassky; born October 28, 1952, in Glen Cove, NY; daughter of Alexis (a concert and opera singer) and Lillian (a dancer; maiden name, Oka) Tcherkassky; married Terrence S. Orr (a ballet master), 1980. Addresses: Office--American Ballet Theatre, 890 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-1211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
October 28, 1952
Glen Cove, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, New York City Ballet, New York City, 1963.
  • Mendelssohn Symphony, American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1971.
  • Paquita, American Ballet Theatre, 1971.
  • Eccentrique, American Ballet Theatre, Washington, DC, 1971.
  • Prayer, Coppelia, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Sweetheart and Mother, Billy the Kid (also see below), American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Ballerina, Petrushka, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • At Midnight, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • "Giggling Rapids," The River, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Graduation Ball, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Princess Florine (Bluebird), The Sleeping Beauty, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Prelude, Les Sylphides, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • Giselle, American Ballet Theatre, 1972-74.
  • White girl, Monument for a Dead Boy, American Ballet Theatre, Washington,DC, 1973.
  • The Tales of Hoffmann, American Ballet Theatre, 1973.
  • Bride, Le Baiser de la fee, American Ballet Theatre, 1974.
  • Napoli Variations, American Ballet Theatre, 1974.
  • The Leaves Are Fading, American Ballet Theatre, 1975.
  • Push Comes to Shove, American Ballet Theatre, 1976.
  • Fairy of the Woodland Glades, The Sleeping Beauty, American Ballet Theatre, 1976.
  • Nikiya, "The Kingdom of the Shades," La Bayadere, American Ballet Theatre, 1976.
  • Title role, Giselle, American Ballet Theatre, 1976.
  • Clara, The Nutcracker, American Ballet Theatre, Washington, DC, 1976.
  • Grieving woman, Dark Elegies, American Ballet Theatre, 1979.
  • Nikiya, La Bayadere, American Ballet Theatre, 1980.
  • Concert Waltzes, American Ballet Theatre, 1980.
  • Les Rendezvous, American Ballet Theatre, 1980.
  • La Fille mal gardee, American Ballet Theatre, 1981.
  • Configurations, American Ballet Theatre, Washington, DC, 1981.
  • Great Galloping Gottschalk, American Ballet Theatre, 1982.
  • Interludes, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1983.
  • Title role, La Sylphide (also see below), American Ballet Theatre, 1983.
  • In a Country Garden, American Ballet Theatre, Miami, FL, 1984.
  • Title role, Cinderella, American Ballet Theatre, 1984.
  • Donizetti Variations, American Ballet Theatre, Washington, DC, 1984.
  • Grand Pas Romantique, American Ballet Theatre, Miami, 1985.
  • Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, American Ballet Theatre, Washington, DC, 1985.
  • Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, American Ballet Theatre, 1988.
  • Glove-seller, Gaite Parisienne, American Ballet Theatre, 1988.
  • Birthday Offering, American Ballet Theatre, 1989.
  • Nine Sinatra Songs, American Ballet Theatre, 1990.
  • Made professional debut with Andre Eglevsky Ballet Company, 1968.
  • Appeared with the American Ballet Theatre as Kitri, Don Quixote; Arabiandancer, The Meeting; title role, The Firebird; young girl, Le Spectre de la Rose; Swanilda, Coppelia; title role, Paquita; bride, Les Noces; Grand Pas Hongrois, Raymonda; gypsy waif, The Tiller in the Fields; appeared with the American Ballet Theatre in Swan Lake, Flower Festival Pas de Deux, Les Patineurs,Pas de Quatre, Voluntaries, Etudes, Concerto, and Le Retour.
  • Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
  • Peasant, Giselle, PBS, 1985.
  • Adele, Die Fledermaus, PBS, 1986.
  • Appeared as the sweetheart and the mother, "Billy the Kid," American Ballet Theatre, 1976; dancer in "Les Sylphides," American Ballet Theatre, 1978; appeared in Swan Lake, In Performance at Wolf Trap, and On Stage America.
  • Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
  • The Turning Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.

Further Reference

BOOKS

  • International Dictionary of Ballet, St. James Press, 1993, pp.
  • 1400-2.
PERIODICALS
  • New York Times, June 13, 1980.

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