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Guide to the Marianna Tcherkassky Ballet Shoes
MS.P.031
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Title: Marianna Tcherkassky ballet shoes
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.031
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet
(1 box)
Date: 1993
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.
Creator:
Tcherkassky, Marianna
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head
of Special Collections and Archives.
Marianna Tcherkassky Ballet Shoes. MS-P031. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Gift of Pat Brubaker, 1993.
Processed by Zoe MacLeod, 2012.
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Tcherkassky, Marianna -- Archives
Ballet -- United States
Ballet dancers.
Ballet slippers.