Guide to the Marianna Tcherkassky Ballet Shoes MS.P.031
Zoe MacLeod
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
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Title: Marianna Tcherkassky ballet shoes
Creator:
Tcherkassky, Marianna
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.031
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 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.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
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. 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.
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
Ballet dancers.
Ballet -- United States
Ballet slippers.
Dance -- Archives
Tcherkassky, Marianna -- Archives
box 1
Ballet shoes 1993