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Maria Tallchief (* 24. Januar 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma; † 11. April 2013 in Chicago, Illinois) war die erste US-amerikanische Primaballerina. Von 1942 bis 1947 tanzte sie beim Ballets Russes, aber am bekanntesten ist sie aufgrund ihrer Zeit beim New York City Ballet, wo sie von 1947 bis 1965 engagiert war.
Maria Tallchief (born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief ( 𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰 "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: 𐒼𐒱𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒰-𐓆𐓈𐒷𐓊𐒷; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was a Plains Indian ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Osage ...
In 1942, at the age of 17, Maria Tallchief moved to New York City to pursue her dreams of becoming a dancer. With luck, grit and determination she joined the famed Ballet Russe Monte Carlo as an apprentice and moved quickly through the ranks, dancing first in the corps de ballet and later performing leading roles. In George Balanchine’
2. Apr. 2014 · Tallchief died on April 11, 2013, at the age of 88, at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was survived by her daughter, Elise Paschen, her sister and fellow ballerina, Marjorie Tallchief, and ...
Maria Tallchief, age 3 or 4 (1929) by Granger National Women’s History Museum. Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief was born in a small hospital on January 14, 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Ruth Porter and Alexander Joseph Tall Chief, member of the Osage Nation. Her younger sister, Marjorie, was born a year later.
27. Okt. 2023 · Maria Tallchief refused to abandon her Osage Nation roots—and came to symbolize a new era for American ballet. Now, she’s been recognized with a U.S. quarter in her honor.
Maria Tallchief (born January 24, 1925, Fairfax, Oklahoma, U.S.—died April 11, 2013, Chicago, Illinois) was a ballet dancer whose exquisite technique was enhanced by her energy, speed, and grace. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the United States, she was also the muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
1925-2013. At the age of 17, Maria Tallchief moved to New York City to pursue her dreams of becoming a dancer. She went from dance company to dance company looking for work. Many of the companies discriminated against her because of her Native American ancestry. Rejection did not stop Tallchief, she continued working towards her goal and ...
12. Apr. 2013 · New York City Ballet Archives. Maria Tallchief, a daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation, found her way to New York and became one of the most brilliant American ...
19. Nov. 2023 · For Native American Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the life of Maria Tallchief, an Osage Nation dancer who left an indelible mark on the world of ballet.
Maria Tallchief. Commemoration. (dancer and teacher; born January 24, 1925, Fairfax, Oklahoma-April 11, 2013) "A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes th her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role," Maria Tallchief once said. "As an American, I believe in great individualism.
12. Apr. 2013 · AP. Maria Tallchief, who broke barriers to become one of the most respected American ballerinas, died on Thursday of complications from a broken hip. She was 88. The New York Times reports that ...
13. Apr. 2013 · Sie war Häuptlingstochter und Primaballerina: Die Weltklasset änzerin Maria Tallchief ist tot. Sie starb nach Angaben der "New York Times" bereits am Donnerstag in Chicago. Tallchief wurde 88 ...
12. Apr. 2013 · Die US-Ballett-Legende Maria Tallchief ist im Alter von 88 Jahren gestorben. Tallchief war eine der ersten großen Primaballerinas der USA und sorgte in
16. Apr. 2013 · Maria Tallchief, who died last Thursday, at the age of eighty-eight, was the first grand ballerina produced by this country. The daughter of an oil-rich Osage Indian (she had the cheekbones to ...
15. Nov. 2023 · Maria Tallchief, an Osage woman, revolutionized ballet in the 1940s and became America’s first prima ballerina. The Osage Ballet hopes to continue her legacy.
Maria Tallchief began her ballet training at the age of three on the Osage Indian Reservation in northern Oklahoma and continued to do so upon her family’s relocation to Los Angeles in 1933 with Ernest Belcher. At age 12, Ms. Tallchief began to train with Bronislava Nijinska – famed choreographer and former dancer with Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes – who had recently opened a studio ...
12. Apr. 2013 · Maria Tallchief, a dancer of electrifying passion and technical ability who forged a pathbreaking career that took her from an Oklahoma Indian reservation to world acclaim and who was a crucial ...
19. Nov. 2019 · “MARIA TALLCHIEF momentarily turns the ballet stage into a runway,” Evening Star (Washington, DC), December 9, 1951. “Onstage, she looks as regal and exotic as a Russian princess; offstage, she is as American as wampum and apple pie,” cheered TIME magazine about prima ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1951. One of the most celebrated Native ...
28. Juni 2022 · Maria Tallchief was and remains the quintessential American ballerina and one of the most prolific ballerinas of all time. Tallchief, an indigenous American, captured the hearts of Americans, Europeans, and Russians alike. In a spectacular career spanning over 50 years, Tallchief redefined America’s artistic identity both at home and abroad.
