Anastasia Abramova
| Anastasia Abramova | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 June 1902 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 June 1985 (aged 83) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
| Years active | 1922–1948 |
| Former groups | Bolshoi Ballet |
Anastasia Abramova (17 June 1902 – 26 June 1985) was a Russian ballerina of the Moscow ballet school.
She was the sister of Russian ballet critic Alexandr Abramov (alias Truvit; ru: Александр Трувит).
Abramova was born in 1902 in Russian Empire, Moscow. She started to attend the Bolshoi Ballet school in 1910. At the Bolshoi, she trained under Yekaterina Geltzer, Ekaterina Vazem and Vasily Tikhomirov. Abramova graduated in 1917.
After graduation, she worked at the Bolshoi Ballet. She performed with Valentina Kudriavtseva, Liubov Bank, and Nina Podgoretskaya (Igor Moiseyev’s the first wife, the civil marriage) - these were four stars of the Moscow ballet in the 1920s and their lives were similar.
Anastasia Abramova was professional partner of Asaf Messerer. She worked with director Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky and Vasily Tikhomirov. Her debut was in 1922 performing in La fille mal gardée as Lise. Other notable performances includes The Red Poppy (as Tao-Hoa), Cinderella (as a fairy and the Stepmother), and Flames of Paris (as Jeanne). She also performed in The Little Humpbacked Horse,Les petits riens of A. Gorsky after Jean-Georges Noverre’choreography (1922), The Nutcracker (as Masha), Petrushka (as Dancing Girl), Coppélia (as Swanhilde, 1924), Footballer (as Cleaner streets, the main role; 1930), etc.
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