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NATALIA MAKAROVA Interview What would you "desert island" discs be?
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BBC Radio 4; 1983.
Natalia Makarova was born in Leningrad in 1940. She was a Prima Ballerina of the Kirov Ballet. She defected to the West while on tour with the Kirov in London. Soon after defecting, Makarova began performing with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and the Royal Ballet in London. In 1989, Natalia Makarova returned to her home theater of the Kirov Ballet and was reunited with her family and with former colleagues and teachers. Her emotional homecoming was documented in the film Makarova Returns. After her performance at the Kirov, she retired from dancing, donating her shoes and costumes to the Kirov Museum. Today Makarova stages ballets such as Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and Sleeping Beauty for companies across the world.
Natalia Makarova was born in Leningrad in 1940. She was a Prima Ballerina of the Kirov Ballet. She defected to the West while on tour with the Kirov in London. Soon after defecting, Makarova began performing with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and the Royal Ballet in London. In 1989, Natalia Makarova returned to her home theater of the Kirov Ballet and was reunited with her family and with former colleagues and teachers. Her emotional homecoming was documented in the film Makarova Returns. After her performance at the Kirov, she retired from dancing, donating her shoes and costumes to the Kirov Museum. Today Makarova stages ballets such as Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and Sleeping Beauty for companies across the world.