Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Marianna Tcherkassky ballet shoes
- Dates:
- 1993
- Creators:
- Tcherkassky, Marianna
- Abstract:
- This collection is composed of a single pair of autographed pink ballet pointe shoes worn by the ballerina Marianna Tcherkassky in the matinee performance of "Giselle" with the American Ballet Theatre at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, January 23, 1993.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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Marianna Tcherkassky Ballet Shoes. MS-P031. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is composed of a single pair of autographed pink ballet pointe shoes worn by the ballerina Marianna Tcherkassky in the matinee performance of Giselle with the American Ballet Theatre at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, January 23, 1993.
The red ink inscription on both shoes has faded. On the toe of the left shoe is written "Best wishes always, Marianna Tcherkassky" and on the toe of the right shoe "Marianna Tcherkassky" is written.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marianna Tcherkassky, born in 1952, is a renowned ballerina. She began her ballet training with her mother and later studied at the School of American Ballet in New York on a full scholarship. In 1970, Tcherkassky joined the American Ballet Theatre in 1970 and was the principal dancer from 1976-1996. She retired from performing ballet in 1996 and began teaching throughout the United States and continues to teach today.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Pat Brubaker, 1993.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Zoe MacLeod, 2012.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-10 16:43:55 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Marianna Tcherkassky Ballet Shoes. MS-P031. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesThe UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947