Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlovna (Matveyevna) Pavlova (Russian: Анна Павловна (Матвеевна) Павлова; February 12 [O.S. January 31] 1881 – January 23, 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. Pavlova is most recognized for the creation of the role The Dying Swan and, with her own company, became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world.

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Anna Pavlova
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1881
Birth nameАнна Павловна (Матвеевна) Павлова
Birth place
Ligovo , Russian Empire , Saint Petersburg
Nationality
Russia
Date of deathJanuary 23, 1931
Place of death
Netherlands , The Hague
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