The Five Moons

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v. l. No. Maria Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Moscelyne Larkin.
v. l. No. Marjorie Tallchief, Rosella Hightower.

The Five Moons are five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma , which came to international prominence in the 20th century. They are Yvonne Chouteau , Rosella Hightower , Moscelyne Larkin and the sisters Maria and Marjorie Tallchief . With Five Moons, a bronze sculpture in Tulsa is named, which portrays the five dancers.

The dancers

Yvonne Chouteau (1929-2016) grew up in Vinita , Oklahoma and is a Shawnee . At the age of 14 she was accepted as the youngest dancer to date by the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo . She and her husband, Miguel Terekhov , founded the Oklahoma City Civic Ballet.

Rosella Hightower (1920-2008) was a Choctaw and was born in Durwood, Oklahoma. She studied ballet in Kansas City , Kansas and New York City , New York . Hightower danced for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and several other ballet companies. She founded the Center for Dance in Cannes , France and has presided over the Marseille Ballet, the Ballet de Nancy and the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris . In 1975 she was inducted into the Legion of Honor as a Chevalier .

Moscelyne Larkin (1925–2012) was born in Miami , Oklahoma. She had ancestors from the Peoria , the Shawnee and from Russia . Her mother personally trained her in ballet. After a period in New York City, she joined the Original Ballet Russe at the age of 15 and later the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, she founded the Tulsa Ballet Theater with her husband Roman Jansinsky .

Maria Tallchief (1925-2013) was an Osage and was born in Fairfax , Oklahoma. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California to give her and her sister Marjorie (* 1926) the best possible ballet education. Maria joined the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and later the New York City Ballet . She married her director and choreographer George Balanchine . Marjorie Tallchief was the first Native American premiere danseuse étoile of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris . Tallchief has directed the Dallas Civic Ballet, the Chicago City Ballet and the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton , Florida , among others .

Honors and cultural charisma

A ballet called The Four Moons was written for the Oklahoma Indian Ballerina Festival in 1967 and reflects the tribal origins of the five artists. The music is by Louis Ballard , a Quapaw - Cherokee .

The Chickasaw painters Mike Larsen created a mural called Flight of Spirit for the Oklahoma State Capitol Rotunda in Oklahoma City . Another picture is from the Muskogee Jerome Tiger .

Lili Cockerille Livingston wrote a biography of the five women, American Indian ballerinas, but left out Moscelyne Larkin Jasinski at their request.

The sculpture

The Five Moons was unveiled by the Tulsa Historical Society in November 2007. Monte England started doing this in 1995 . After England died in 2005, the artist Gary Henson was responsible for the completion .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jack Anderson, Miguel Terekhov, Dancer With Ballets Russes, Dies at 83 [1] New York Times September 1, 2012
  2. ↑ Vincent, Melissa. Chouteau Myra Yvonne (Terekhov) (1929-) . Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture 2009
  3. ↑ Hightower, Rosella (1920-2008) Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture 2009, English
  4. ^ A b Foster, Toni Annette. Larkin, Moscelyne (1925-) . . Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture 2009
  5. ↑ Nance, Starlynn Raenae. Tallchief, Elizabeth Maria (1925-). Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture 2009
  6. ^ Tallchief, Marjorie Louise (1926-) . Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture 2009
  7. ↑ Everett, Dianna. Ballard, Louis Wayne (1931-). Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009
  8. ↑ Morand, Ann, Kevin Smith, Daniel C. Swan, and Sarah Erwin. Treasures of Gilcrease: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Tulsa, OK: Gilcrease Museum, 2003: 111. ISBN 0-9725657-1-X
  9. ↑ Livingston, Lili Cockerille. American Indian ballerinas . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999: xix.
  10. ^ Tulsa World , Nov. 11, 2007