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* Deutscher Tanzpreis
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* Member of the [[Royal Academy of Dance]]
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'''Georgette Tsinguirides''' (born 27 Februar 1928) is a [[ballet dancer]], ballet mistress and [[Benesh Movement Notation|choreologist]]. She was the assistant of [[John Cranko]] at the [[Stuttgart Ballet]] and became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany. Still active in 2015 after 70 years with the Stuttgart Ballet, she has been teaching the works choreographed by Cranko and his successors to several generations of ballet companies internationally.
'''Georgette Tsinguirides''' (born 27 February 1928) is a [[ballet dancer]], ballet mistress and [[Benesh Movement Notation|choreologist]]. She was the assistant of [[John Cranko]] at the [[Stuttgart Ballet]] and became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany. Still active in 2015 after 70 years with the Stuttgart Ballet, Tsinguirides has been teaching the works choreographed by Cranko and his successors to several generations of ballet companies internationally.


== Career ==
== Career ==


Born in [[Stuttgart]], Tsinguirides began her ballet training at the ballet school of the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]. She continued her studies with [[Olga Preobrajenska]] at the Studio Wacker in Paris and at the [[Royal Ballet School]] in London. She was engaged at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in 1945 and was promoted to soloist in 1957 under ballet director Nicolas Beriozoff. In 1960 she performed in ''Der Pagodenprinz'' by [[John Cranko]] who became director in 1961. She performed in ''[[The Lady and the Fool]]'' and in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)|Romeo und Julia]]''.<ref name="Stuttgart" />
Born in [[Stuttgart]], Tsinguirides began her ballet training at the ballet school of the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]. She continued her studies with [[Olga Preobrajenska]] at the Studio Wacker in Paris and at the [[Royal Ballet School]] in London. Tsinguirides was engaged at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in 1945 and was promoted to soloist in 1957 under ballet director Nicolas Beriozoff. In 1960 she performed in ''Der Pagodenprinz'' by [[John Cranko]] who later succeeded Beriozoff as director in 1961. She performed in ''[[The Lady and the Fool]]'', and in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)|Romeo und Julia]]''.<ref name="Stuttgart" />


Cranko sent her to study in London the [[Benesh Movement Notation]], which she completed in 1966. The notation, which shows movements of head, shoulders, hips, knees and feet on five lines similar to music notation, is according to experts still the most precise representation of ballet even in the time of video, offering also the possibility of synchronization with the music.<ref name="Zeit" /> Tsinguirides became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany and preserved all major ballets by Cranko and later [[Kenneth MacMillan]] and others.<ref name="Hanselmann" /> She has been teaching these works several generations of ballet companies internationally,<ref name="Hanselmann" /> working with 45 ballet groups.<ref name="Zeit" />
Cranko sent her to study the [[Benesh Movement Notation]] in London, which she completed in 1966. The notation, which shows movements of head, shoulders, hips, knees and feet on five lines similar to music notation, is according to experts still the most precise representation of ballet even in the time of video, offering also the possibility of synchronization with the music.<ref name="Zeit" /> Tsinguirides became the first choreologist in Germany in 1966, and preserved all major ballets by Cranko, and later [[Kenneth MacMillan]], and others.<ref name="Hanselmann" /> She has been teaching these works several generations of ballet companies internationally,<ref name="Hanselmann" /> working with 45 ballet groups.<ref name="Zeit" />


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* 2002 [[Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg]]
* 2002 [[Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg]]
* 2006 Honorary member of the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]
* 2006 Honorary member of the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]]
* 2010 {{ill|de|Deutscher Tanzpreis}}
* 2010 [[Deutscher Tanzpreis]]
* 2010 Member of the [[Royal Academy of Dance]]
* 2010 Member of the [[Royal Academy of Dance]]


== References ==
== References ==
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| title = Die Stuttgarter Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides / Die Hüterin des Tanzerbes
| title = Die Stuttgarter Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides / Die Hüterin des Tanzerbes
| date = 28 November 2014
| date = 28 November 2014
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| url = http://www.zeit.de/kultur/2010-03/deutscher-tanzspreis-tsinguirides
| url = http://www.zeit.de/kultur/2010-03/deutscher-tanzspreis-tsinguirides
| title = Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides ausgezeichnet
| title = Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides ausgezeichnet
| date = 1 March November 2010
| date = 1 March 2010
| publisher = [[Die Zeit]]
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* [http://www.tanznetz.de/blog/4074/georgette-tsinguirides-wird-75 Georgette Tsinguirides wird 75] tanznetz.de
* [http://www.tanznetz.de/blog/4074/georgette-tsinguirides-wird-75 Georgette Tsinguirides wird 75] tanznetz.de


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Revision as of 12:59, 27 July 2023

Georgette Tsinguirides
Born(1928-02-27)27 February 1928
Stuttgart, Germany
Occupations
  • Ballet dancer
  • Ballet mistress
  • Choreologist
Years active1945–
OrganizationsStuttgart Ballet
Awards

Georgette Tsinguirides (born 27 February 1928) is a ballet dancer, ballet mistress and choreologist. She was the assistant of John Cranko at the Stuttgart Ballet and became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany. Still active in 2015 after 70 years with the Stuttgart Ballet, Tsinguirides has been teaching the works choreographed by Cranko and his successors to several generations of ballet companies internationally.

Career

Born in Stuttgart, Tsinguirides began her ballet training at the ballet school of the Staatstheater Stuttgart. She continued her studies with Olga Preobrajenska at the Studio Wacker in Paris and at the Royal Ballet School in London. Tsinguirides was engaged at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in 1945 and was promoted to soloist in 1957 under ballet director Nicolas Beriozoff. In 1960 she performed in Der Pagodenprinz by John Cranko who later succeeded Beriozoff as director in 1961. She performed in The Lady and the Fool, and in Romeo und Julia.[1]

Cranko sent her to study the Benesh Movement Notation in London, which she completed in 1966. The notation, which shows movements of head, shoulders, hips, knees and feet on five lines similar to music notation, is according to experts still the most precise representation of ballet even in the time of video, offering also the possibility of synchronization with the music.[2] Tsinguirides became the first choreologist in Germany in 1966, and preserved all major ballets by Cranko, and later Kenneth MacMillan, and others.[3] She has been teaching these works several generations of ballet companies internationally,[3] working with 45 ballet groups.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Georgette Tsinguirides / Choreologist and Ballet Mistress] Stuttgart Ballet". Stuttgart Ballet. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides ausgezeichnet". Die Zeit (in German). 1 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Hanselmann, Ulla (28 November 2014). "Die Stuttgarter Choreologin Georgette Tsinguirides / Die Hüterin des Tanzerbes". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2015.

External links

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