Dušanka Sifnios
| Dušanka Sifnios | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dušanka Sifnios 15 October 1933 Skoplje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 14 October 2016 (aged 82) Brussels, Belgium |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
| Years active | 1951-1980 |
| Spouse(s) | André Vandernoot |
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Dušanka Sifnios (Serbian Cyrillic: Душанка Сифниос; October 15, 1933 – October 14, 2016), also known as Duška Sifnios, was a Serbian ballerina and choreographer, considered one of the most distinguished and internationally most successful Serbian ballerinas. The pinnacle of her career was in the 1960s, achieved through her work with Maurice Béjart when she was one of the most popular ballerinas in the world.
She was born on October 15, 1933 in Skoplje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Republic of Macedonia). She became member of the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1951, and in 1953 graduated from the ballet gymnasium in the class of Nina Kirsanova. Later, she was also tutored by great choreographers Leonid Lavrovsky, Asaf Messerer and Victor Gsovsky.
Noticing Sifnios's talent, Kirsanova almost immediately placed her a soloist and soon she became a prima ballerina. Her early performances were choreographed by Dimitrije Parlić, and included Eurydice in Orpheus by Igor Stravinsky and Juliet in Sergey Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Other roles, choreographed by Pino Mlakar, Milko Šparemblek, Ugo Dell’ara, Vera Kostić and Anica Prelić, include a string of first-class performances like Swanhilde (Coppélia by Léo Delibes), Ela (The Devil in the village by Fran Lhotka), La reine des iles by Maurice Thiriet and Les Sylphides by Chopin.
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