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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.