#marjorie tallchief

[swanlake1998]

marjorie tallchief and george skibine photographed in george skibine’s annabel lee by serge lido

#marjorie tallchief #george skibine #ballet #ballerina #ballerino #serge lido

[lisamarie-vee]

#maria tallchief #marjorie tallchief #ballet #dancers #vintage magazine #1950s #b&w

[enberlight]

Thieves destroyed the statue of Marjorie Tallchief, a prima ballerina from the Osage Nation. And sold pieces of it as scrap metal.

It was one of five statues, at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, honoring Native American ballerinas. The museum is trying to raise funds to pay the insurance deductible, and increase security for the other outdoor statues.

Police are looking into the incident.

Here is the GoFundMe:

#wtf #marjorie tallchief #osage nation #native american #tulsa historical society and museum #art theft #vandalism #news article #into the void #ballet #dance

[qupritsuvwix]

#marjorie tallchief #obituary #art theft #scrap yard #bronze statue #oklahoma #ballet #native american women

[katy-l-wood]

Just wanted to share this. A statue of a famous Native American ballerina was recently stolen, cut up, and sold for scrap. This is a fundraiser to replace it and upgrade security for it and the four other statues it is with.

#Signal Boost #Crowd Funding

[carmenvicinanza]

Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief è stata una delle più importanti ballerine del ventesimo secolo e la prima danzatrice nativa americana della storia.

Osannata per la sua velocità, energia e passione unite a una grande abilità tecnica, è stata nominata donna dell’anno dal presidente degli Stati Uniti Eisenhower nel 1953, inserita nella National Women’s Hall of Fame, ha ricevuto la National Medal of Arts e il Kennedy Center Honor alla carriera.

È stata la prima ballerina americana a esibirsi all’Opéra di Parigi e al Bolshoi di Mosca.

Nacque il 24 gennaio 1925 a Fairfax, in Oklaoma. Il padre, Alexander Joseph Tall Chief era un ricco discendente della tribù Osage mentre sua madre, Ruth Porter, aveva origini scozzesi e irlandesi.

Trascorse i primi anni della sua vita in una casa in collina che affacciava sulla riserva indiana.

L’amore per la musica e la danza venne coltivato sin da quando era una bambina. Quando la famiglia si trasferì a Los Angeles, per consentire alle figlie di studiare, venne iscritta alla scuola di danza della coreografa russa Bronislava Nijinska. Era ancora un’adolescente quando si convinse che quella era la strada che voleva intraprendere, abbandonando gli studi di pianoforte, iniziati da piccola.

A 17 anni, con l’insegnante e amica di famiglia Tatiana Riabouchinska, si trasferì a New York, dove entrò nella compagnia Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

In un’epoca in cui danzatori e danzatrici statunitensi adottavano nomi di scena russi, lei portava avanti con orgoglio il suo patrimonio indiano. Ha sempre rivendicato il suo lignaggio opponendosi a stereotipi e discriminazioni nei riguardi delle persone native.

Lo stato dell’Oklaoma l’ha celebrata più volte e il 29 giugno 1953 le aveva dedicato una giornata, il Maria Tallchief Day.

Nel 1944 ha cominciato a danzare dal coreografo George Balanchine, suo futuro marito, con cui ebbe inizio una fortunata collaborazione artistica durata anche dopo la loro separazione.

Quando lui, nel 1947, distaccatosi dal Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, aveva creato la sua compagnia, il New York City Ballet, Maria Tallchief ne divenne la star incontrastata.

L’unione tra le difficili coreografie del compagno e il suo appassionato modo di danzare rivoluzionarono il balletto. Era perfetta per i ruoli che richiedevano atletismo, velocità, aggressività. La sua elettrizzante interpretazione in L’uccello di fuoco nel 1949, la rese una vera star. 

La sua Fata Confetto nello Schiaccianoci ha contribuito a trasformare il balletto in un classico annuale di Natale. 

Ha collaborato con Balanchine fino al 1965 mentre faceva tour mondiali con altre compagnie come il Balletto dell’Opera di Chicago, il San Francisco Ballet, il Balletto Reale Danese, il Balletto di Amburgo e l’American Ballet Theatre. Ha rappresentato Anna Pavlova nel film Million Dollar Mermaid con Esther Williams. 

Nel 1962, durante il suo debutto sulla televisione americana al Bell Telephone Hour, è nata la collaborazione con Rudolf Nureyev. Insieme hanno ballato il pas de deux da Infiorata a Genzano di August Bournonville.

Dopo il ritiro dalla danza, nel 1966, si era trasferita a Chicago dove ha diretto la Lyric Opera fino al 1979.

Nel 1981, ha fondato, con la sorella Marjorie, il Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet, di cui è stata direttrice artistica fino al 1987.

Dal 1990 è stata consulente artistica onoraria del Chicago Festival Ballet di Ken Von Heideke.

È morta a Chicago a causa delle complicanze di una rottura al bacino, l’11 aprile 2013, aveva 88 anni.

La sua vita ha ispirato diversi documentari e biografie. 

#unadonnalgiorno #dance #maria tallchief

[formeroklahoman]

...January 24, 1925 ~

Remembering America’s first Prima Ballerina, MARIA TALLCHIEF, today on her birthday ❤️

Born on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma, Tallchief began taking dance lessons at an early age. The family moved to Los Angeles, and at age 12 she began training with dancer/choreographer Bronislava Nijinska. Her dance career was beginning to accelerate, and at age 17, Tallchief found herself in New York City, as a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Then in 1944, she met with, and began working under, George Balanchine. In August of 1946, Tallchief and Balanchine married each another.

In 1947, Tallchief became the first American to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet. Back in the States, in October of 1947, she then became the first Prima Ballerina of the New York City Ballet. In 1949, Balanchine created the title role for Tallchief, in the electrifying “The Firebird” - with scenery and costumes by none other than Marc Chagall. This was the role that put her on top of the ballet world.

In 1952, she took some time off to go to Hollywood, appearing as the dancer Anna Pavlova in the Esther Williams movie “Million Dollar Mermaid”, a retelling of the life of Australian swimmer/actress Annette Kellermann. More demanding roles followed in the years to come.

In 1954, Balanchine took an obscure ballet titled “The Nutcracker”, completely restaged it, and put Tallchief into the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy, transforming it into the classic it is today. More roles followed: the Swan Queen in “Swan Lake”; Eurydice in “Orpheus”; and principal roles in numerous plotless vehicles. She was Rudolf Nureyev’s partner for his 1962 American debut, which was broadcast on national tv.

Tallchief retired from dancing in 1966, moving to Chicago and founding the ballet school in that city’s Lyric Opera. She also became the artistic director of the Chicago City Ballet. She received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1996. Maria Tallchief passed away in 2013 at age 88.

Her legacy as a dancer is one who was electrifying, passionate and fiery, but also one of unsurpassed strength and technical brilliance.

Tallchief is honored as one of the “Five Moons”, i,e, the five Oklahoma-born Native American ballerinas, which include Maria Tallchief (Osage); sister Marjorie Tallchief (Osage) - and who sadly just passed away in 2021 at age 95; Yvonne Chouteau (Shawnee); Moscelyne Larkin (Eastern Shawnee/Peoria); and, Rosella Hightower (Choctaw).

PHOTOS -

L: Photo still of Miss Tallchief from the 1952 movie "Million Dollar Mermaid", where she portrays Anna Pavlova.

R: Miss Tallchief in her role of "Eurydice" in George Balanchine's production of "Orpheus"; photo by George Platt Lynes, 1948.

[beardedmrbean]

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A bronze statue depicting one of Oklahoma's most famous Native American ballerinas was cut from its base outside a Tulsa museum and sold for scrap to a recycling company, authorities said Monday.

Museum officials say the Five Moons statue of Marjorie Tallchief was likely removed Thursday from its plinth outside the Tulsa Historical Society, the Tulsa World reported.

Museum officials received a call Monday from CMC Recycling in southwest Rogers County to identify what was believed to be pieces of the bronze statue, the newspaper reported.

Michelle Place, director of the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, checked out the recovered pieces late Monday morning and verified that they came from the statue.

“The Tulsa Police Department is working diligently to apprehend the thief,” the historical society said in a statement.

Pieces of the statute, including the head and part of an arm, are still missing.

Place said the original mold for the statue burned in a foundry fire, so recreating the statute will be much more complicated.

“I am devastated by this,” she said.

The statues known as the Five Moons were created by Tulsa-area artists Monte England and Gary Henson. England worked on two of the pieces before his death in 2005, and Henson completed the project.

The other Five Moons statues of renowned American Indian ballerinas depict Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin and Maria Tallchief, Marjorie Tallchief's sister.

#nunyas news

[thecoinshop]

Great price on this 2023-P Maria Tallchief Native American Dollar ONLY: $2.25 The 2023 Native American (Sacagawea) dollar reverse design features Maria Tallchief in balletic pose.  Tallchief was America’s first major prima ballerina, and she and her husband, George Balanchine, transformed American classical ballet.  In addition to Tallchief, four other American Indian ballerinas from Oklahoma achieved international recognition in the 20th century, including her younger sister Marjorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Moscelyne Larkin.  Celebrated as the “Five Moons,” their legacy of achievement and inclusion continues to influence ballet today.   A nod to the Five Moons is presented in the lunar motif, while the four ballerinas in the background are symbolic of both Tallchief’s American Indian ballerina contemporaries and the generations of dancers they inspired.  Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “MARIA TALLCHIEF,” “$1,” and “AMERICAN INDIANS IN BALLET.” https://www.thecoinshop.shop/sacagawea-dollars-native-amer/2023-p-maria-tallchief-native-american-dollar View MORE Sacagawea Dollars (Native Amer.) https://www.thecoinshop.shop/sacagawea-dollars-native-amer

[swanlake1998]

marjorie tallchief photographed by constantine

#marjorie tallchief #ballet #ballerina #constantine

[wugwugs]

[alyzu]

Statue of Star Native American Ballerina Is Stolen and Sold for Scrap

WTAF?!?!?!

[sataniccapitalist]

#oklahoma #native americans #us news #world news

[dfroza]

thieves come to steal, to kill, to destroy.

but Light brings life and restores.

Love always stands for truth, for Love is pure truth. Love is the eternal.

“it is impossible for Love to lie”

and we are designed with a conscience of right v. wrong behavior, but we also naturally want to rebel. everyone on earth is born to this fallen state.

for we will either fear our Creator or fall in pride.

the decisions we make matter, they bear consequence.

[Tulsa Historical Society & Museum]

Update: We now believe the statue was likely stolen on Thursday night, not Friday. Thank you so much for the continued shares and tips!!

Our beloved statue of Marjorie Tallchief was stolen, likely on the night of Friday, April 29th. We are currently working with the Tulsa Police Department, please contact them directly with any tips or information.

Please share!

5.1.22 • Facebook

[Tulsa Historical Society & Museum]

PARTIALLY FOUND: Here are heartbreaking photos of our Marjorie Tallchief statue - dropped in pieces at a recycling center.

The Tulsa Police Department are working diligently to apprehend the thief. There are promising leads due to the recycling center's due diligence.

We have set up a GoFundMe here in the hopes of replacing her: https://gofund.me/60dbdfd1

From Executive Director Michelle Place: "I, on behalf of our board of directors, staff and volunteers, want to thank all of those who so quickly spread the news that one of our beloved Five Moons statues had been stolen.

We are hoping that additional information regarding the missing pieces will be located so that we can then do our best to restore this Native American symbol through art."

5.2.22 • Facebook

[Tulsa Historical Society & Museum]

“I can bring her back to life” – Gary Henson, sculptor

We are overflowing with gratitude this morning as our GoFundMe is officially 50% funded! This community has risen to surround us. Tulsa, you are amazing. ❤️

Our inboxes are full of offers to help, from donations to security experts, to artists, historians, and media, THANK YOU ALL.

An update on our plans: We have spoken with the artist, Gary Henson, and after hearing the extent of the damage and missing pieces, his immediate response was “I can do this!” Restoration may be possible with the missing pieces and existing molds, however, Henson is willing to create a replica in case the pieces cannot be restored.

Please continue to share, and send any information on the missing pieces directly to the Tulsa Police.

We are optimistic that, with your help, the ballerinas will soon be reunited!

https://gofund.me/ca48d159

5.3.22 • Facebook

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Ballerina statue cut down in Tulsa, sold for scrap metal

Ballerina statue cut down in Tulsa, sold for scrap metal

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A bronze statue depicting one of Oklahoma’s most famous Native American ballerinas was cut from its base outside a Tulsa museum and sold for scrap to a recycling company, authorities said Monday. Museum officials say the Five Moons statue of Marjorie Tallchief was likely removed Thursday from its plinth outside the Tulsa Historical Society, the Tulsa World reported. Museum…

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