I, Tamara Karsavina. Guillaume L.

Tamara Karsavina was one of the most famous dancers of her time. She was born in St. Petersburg in 1885, studied at the imperial dance school, was the leading soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, the Worker with Diaghilev from his first ballet strozons. Karsavina became known first in Russia, and then in Paris at the time of Belle époque along with Vaclav Nizhinsky and other stars of Russian ballet, she fled from Russia from the Bolshevik revolution.

ANNA PAVLOVA rival, Karsavina performed the most daring choreographic productions: the “Firebird”, “Parade” that glorified her, which caused a scandal... Her personal life is unthinkable outside the artistic environment, she met with those who became famous in ballet , music, painting and literature - Stravinsky, Picasso, Cocteau...

written in the form of memoirs, this artistic, rich and colorful biography is based on great work with documents and deep knowledge of Russian ballet and performing art.

“For all the beauty, lightness, perfection of ballet, hours, days, years of work and training without end and without a edge are liable. Behind the fairy tales -

pain. Dance requires a lot, very much. This is a school of life. ” Tamara Karsavina