Born St. Petersburg, Russia (on 31 January according to the calendar in use at the time). In 1909 she went to Paris with the Ballets Russes tour. In 1912 she moved permanently to London, appeared at the first ever Royal Variety Performance and bought Ivy House where she lived until her death.
Died of pleurisy in a hotel in The Hague, Netherlands. There are of her in the grounds of Ivy House. A meringue desert was named after her.
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Anna Pavlova
Here at Ivy House Pavlova converted a large hall into her own studio where sh...
A statue of Pavlova was added to the top of this newly built theatre in 1911 ...
Former dance venue. It opened as a roller-skating rink, then became an ice rink, before being turned into a popular ballroom and concert hall. In its heyday it hosted concerts by many famous artist...
A non-profit contemporary art gallery. It focuses on a programme of commissioned exhibitions, offsite projects and events, film screenings and talks. This photograph shows a performance at the gall...
Home of the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera. Originally built in 1732 as a playhouse. The current building is the third on the site, following the fires that destroyed the first two.
From Sadler's Wells: Sadler’s Wells began with "the discovery of a mineral spring in 1683. Richard Sadler built a music house around the spring to rival the already fashionable Tunbridge and Epsom ...
Former ballerina. She studied at the Royal Ballet School under Sir Frederick Ashton and others. She and her husband John Davan Sainsbury, established the Linbury Trust in 1973, which offers support...
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