She last danced in public in 1986, in a small part in “The Sleeping Beauty” during a Royal Ballet performance in the United States. Another honor in requiem for her is the named "Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet" in Peekskill, New York. After the war, he returned to England with his second wife, Beatrice. That same year, Sir Frederick created the role of the bride for her in "Le Baiser de la Fee." Sitter in 50 portraits Born Margaret Hookham in Reigate, in 1934 Margot attended the Vic-Wells Ballet School, and by the time she was twenty had danced the lead in three of the great classics: Giselle, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty.She later joined Lilian Baylis's Sadlers Wells Company where she became … Nureyev was one of the few people she told of her problems and he arranged to visit her regularly in Houston, despite his busy schedule as a performer and choreographer. [17] In 1934, Hookham's father wrote from Shanghai, explaining he had been having an affair. She recovered sufficiently to dance with Michael Somes in the Christmas presentation of the ballet,[29] and made her mark in the role of Cinderella by challenging the traditional costume for Act I, replacing the usual brown outfit with a stark black dress and a kerchief tied severely over her hair. [45] Fonteyn appeared on television in 1946, to mark the re-opening of Alexandra Palace after the War. [57] She returned from the American tour and in the 1954 season debuted in Entrada de Madame Butterfly, later called Entrée japonaise, in Granada, Spain,[58] followed by her first performance as in the title role of The Firebird. [44] When the American Ballet Theatre visited the Royal Opera House in 1946, Fonteyn became a close friend of the New York dancer Nora Kaye. [1] In February 1944, she danced the role of the Young Girl in Le Spectre de la Rose and was coached by Russian prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina. [1][5] Her mother accompanied Hookham to her earliest lessons, learning the basic positions alongside her daughter in order to improve her understanding of what a ballet student needed to develop. [136], In her hometown of Reigate, a statue created by British sculptor Nathan David, FRBS, in 1980, stands in tribute to Fonteyn. She retired to Panama, where she spent her time writing books, raising cattle, and caring for her husband. [42] The ballet became a signature production for the company and a distinguishing role for Fonteyn, marking her "arrival" as the "brightest crown" of the Sadler's Wells Company. That same year, Sir Frederick Ashton created the role of the bride in his choreography of Stravinsky's Le baiser de la fée specifically for her. She was also criticized for performing for Imelda Marcos and was once detained for attending a party at which drugs were used. In 1961, when Fonteyn was considering retirement, Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Kirov Ballet while dancing in Paris. Margot Fonteyn’s real name was Margaret Hookham. [93], Fonteyn and Nureyev were especially noted for their performance of classics, such as The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, which Fonteyn stripped to the essence of the roles and constantly improved her performance. The ballerina herself noted that she had difficulty with styles foreign to her temperament. [87] After a brief break, they resumed their performances in Stuttgart. It was decided, after consultation, that they would take their daughter with them but leave their son Felix at an English boarding school. [98][99] Fonteyn would not approve an unflattering photograph of Nureyev, nor would she dance with other partners in ballets within his repertoire. 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A few days later, they performed Les Sylphides to rave reviews, which were carried in United States newspapers. [28], By 1939 Fonteyn had performed the principal roles in Giselle, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty and was appointed as the Prima Ballerina of the Vic-Wells, soon to be renamed the Sadler's Wells Ballet. [60], In Paris on 6 February 1955, Fonteyn married Arias,[3][61] adopting the formal married name of "Margot Fonteyn de Arias", in the Spanish-language tradition. [133] As her health worsened, she received a regular flood of messages and flowers from well-wishers, including Queen Elizabeth II and the President of Panama. 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It's odd because it's nothing we discussed or worked on, yet there in the photos both heads will be tilted to exactly the same angle, both in perfect geometric relationship to each other." Widening Her Range. Nureyev insisted that Fonteyn partner with him in La Bayadère and Raymonda, and wrote his own version of Swan Lake for them to perform[1] with the Vienna State Opera Ballet in 1964. She returned to Panama City to turn herself in,[71] hoping her surrender would help her husband. The Vic-Wells choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, wrote numerous parts for Fonteyn and her partner, Robert Helpmann, with whom she danced from the 1930s to the 1940s. "[102], In 1965, Fonteyn and Nureyev appeared together in the recorded versions Les Sylphides, and the Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, as part of the documentary An Evening with the Royal Ballet. [71] The British embassy arranged for her release, and flew her to New York City on 22 April,[69][73] without disclosing to the United States government that Cuba had been involved in the plot. Dame Margot Fonteyn, outstanding ballerina of the English stage whose musicality, technical perfection, and precisely conceived and executed characterizations made her an international star. Dame Margot Fonteyn. Sacheverell Sitwell, the British poet and essayist, said Dame Margot could be compared only "to a bird of beautiful plumage taking pleasure and exulting in its wings. Over the years, Hilda provided constant support, guidance and critique to her daughter; she became a well-known backstage presence at Hookham's performances, earning the nickname "Black Queen" from Hookham's teachers and colleagues. [109] She ventured into modern dance, performing as "Desdemona" in José Limón' The Moor's Pavane June 1975 with the Chicago Ballet followed by a performance of the same dance with Nureyev at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in July. [148], "Dame Margot" redirects here. In 1955, she married the Panamanian politician Roberto Arias and appeared in a live colour production of The Sleeping Beauty aired on NBC. He asked to dance Spectre de la Rose with her but she was already committed to do this with John Gilpin, and anyway was not sure how well she and “this young Russian” would suit each other. your own Pins on Pinterest Fonteyn, though reluctant to partner with him because of their 19-year age difference, danced with him in his début with the Royal Ballet in Giselle on 21 February 1962. Margaret „Peggy“ Evelyn Hookham; 18. máj 1919, Reigate, Spojené kráľovstvo – 21. február 1991, Panama, Panama) bola anglická balerína (titulovaná prima ballerina assoluta), uznávaná za jednu z … [41] In contrast to most Russian dancers, who traditionally learned roles from previous generations of dancers, Fonteyn had no such living references readily available to teach her the role of Aurora and was obliged to create her own interpretation. Peggy Hookham was always destined to be a dancer. [90] Thoughts of retirement receded, as she needed to continue working to pay Arias' medical bills. And Mr. Nureyev said of Dame Margot, "For me, she represents eternal youth. The audiences littered the duo with flowers, demanding repeated curtain-calls. [38], In 1946, the company moved to the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. [131] Fonteyn's biographer, Daneman, said their uncanny bond of empathy went beyond the understanding most people have for each other: "Most people are on level A. [16] Her mother brought her back to London when she was 14, to pursue a ballet career. Margot died on February 21, 1991, of cancer. [30], Throughout World War II, the company danced nightly, sometimes also performing matinées, to entertain troops. [12] When Peggy – as she was called in her childhood – was nine, she and her parents moved to China. Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Nine years later, he was nearly paralyzed in an assassination attempt, and even as she maintained a strenuous performance schedule, Dame Margot devoted herself to his care until his death in November 1989. But Dame Margot was a superstar in her own right long before the term came into use. [20] Her brother, Felix, who became a specialist of dance photography, eventually adopted the same surname. When she began to show talent, she and her mother returned to London, where she attended the school attached to the Vic-Wells Ballet (as the Royal Ballet was then known). The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. Dame Margot was the author of "Margot Fonteyn: An Autobiography" (1975) and "The Magic of Dance" (1979), based on a widely seen television series on dance history for which she was the commentator. Though they received top reviews,[68] she was criticized for performing, despite the dancers' union ban because of apartheid. Having used up all her savings to care for Arias in his long infirmity, and now retired without a pension,[17][115] she dreaded the ordeal. • 1934, "Snowflake", The Nutcracker, debut the Vic-Wells Ballet. Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. As a child, she studied at dancing schools in the London area. [1] That year, she spent her summer holidays in Paris, where she studied with the exiled Russian ballerinas Olga Preobrajenska, Mathilde Kschessinska, and Lubov Egorova. [1][5], In 1948, Fonteyn went to Paris to perform as Agathe, a role created for her, in Les Demoiselles de la nuit by the choreographer Roland Petit. By 1990, she had undergone three operations and was bedridden. [5] In 1936, she was cast as the unattainable muse in his Apparitions, a role which consolidated her partnership with Robert Helpmann, and the same year played a wistful, poverty-stricken flower seller in Nocturne. [71] In the night Arias jumped ship, boarding the shrimp boat Elaine,[69] while Fonteyn used her own yacht as a decoy to divert the government forces. [83] Composed as a series of pas de deux, interrupted by only one solo, the ballet built intensity from the initial coup de foudre to the death scene. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time.. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. Her brother, Felix, a photographer, also adopted Fonteyn as a professional name. your own Pins on Pinterest To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Dame Margot Fonteyn, the world's leading ballerina for 45 years, was buried Friday alongside her Panamanian husband in a garden cemetery overlooking the Panama Canal. [120] The series caused a stir because up to that time she had not been known for speaking on camera, and after rehearsing what she would say on each segment, she ad libbed the lines without cue cards. [1] Beginning in 1935, Fonteyn and Lambert developed a romantic relationship,[1][26] which would continue on and off for the duration of his life. The English-born ballerina was associated with the growth of British ballet since 1934, and her effortless artistry was equated with a British style. [130] In February 1990 the Public Broadcasting Service aired The Margot Fonteyn Story as part of its series Great Performances. [144] In 2005 Tony Palmer made a documentary for ITV about Fonteyn, titled simply Margot. Margot Fonteyn was born on May 18, 1919 and died on February 21, 1991. [134] Fonteyn died on 21 February 1991 in a hospital in Panama City, aged 71,[13][17] on the 29th anniversary of her premiere with Nureyev in Giselle. [18] Continuing to work in Shanghai, her father was interned during World War II from 1943 to 1945 by the invading Japanese. Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE (born Peggy Hookham, Reigate, Surrey, 18 May 1919 – Panama City, 21 February 1991) was an English ballerina. Thanks to her international acclaim and many guest artist requests, the Royal Ballet allowed Fonteyn to become a freelance dancer in 1959. [119] It included coverage of a wide range of dancers besides herself and Nureyev, including Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sammy Davis Jr., Isadora Duncan, Fanny Elssler, Kyra Nijinsky and Marie Taglioni. Peggy and her Mother returned to the UK when she was 14. [1] She danced the role of "Lady Capulet" in Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet with Rudolf and Carla Fracci performing the leading roles in 1981 at the Met in New York City. ", Sir Frederick created "Marguerite and Armand" (1963), an adaptation of Dumas's "Dame aux Camelias," for the stars, and they danced together with the Royal Ballet and as guests with other companies. [115] Out of money, Fonteyn began to sell her jewelry to pay for her care, and Nureyev anonymously helped to pay the bills. In 1975, she danced in Martha Graham's "Lucifer" as a guest artist with the Graham company in Manhattan. [1][97] A year after the debut, the production was still drawing queues for its nightly performances. [142] She was one of five "Women of Achievement" selected for a set of British stamps issued in August 1996. She also performed notably in Coppélia, imbuing the role with humour. [32] With short London seasons, they also travelled abroad and were in the Netherlands when it was invaded in May 1940, escaping back to England with nothing more than the costumes they were wearing. Although he already had a wife and children, Arias initiated a courtship with Fonteyn and began seeking a divorce with his wife. [64] The following year, the duo appeared in a Producers' Showcase production of Cinderella. I treat each encounter as a matter of life and death. [69] Her husband had staged a coup d'état against President Ernesto de la Guardia, possibly with the support of Fidel Castro. In 1961, Nureyev was invited to make his London debut at the annual gala organised by Margot Fonteyn for the Royal Academy of Dancing. [1][47] The admiration of Petit gave her new confidence and assurance, which showed in her performance in Ashton's Don Juan,[1] though she was injured on the first night, tearing a ligament in her ankle. Biographie. [146] In 2016, the English Heritage Trust installed a blue plaque on the building where Fonteyn lived when she was performing with the Sadler's Wells Ballet. Select from premium Margot Fonteyn of the highest quality. [56] Plagued by injury, she considered retiring, especially after her most frequent partner of the 1950s, Somes, began to take less challenging roles. [107], Fonteyn went into semi-retirement in 1972, relinquishing parts in full ballets and limiting herself to only a variety of one-act performances. On May 30, 1990, the Royal Ballet offered a gala performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in her honor at the Royal Opera House at which Sylvie Guillem and Jonathan Cope portrayed the young lovers and two of Dame Margot's former partners were seen in supporting roles. [121][122], That same year, Fonteyn also published A Dancer's World: An Introduction for Parents and Students. His steps are impossible," but the dancer and the choreographer established an astonishing rapport. [4] The family moved to Ealing, where her mother sent her four-year-old daughter with her brother to ballet classes with Grace Bosustow. Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE (born Peggy Hookham, Reigate, Surrey, 18 May 1919 – Panama City, 21 February 1991) was an English ballerina. Lambert dedicated his score for the ballet Horoscope (1938) to Fonteyn. Dame Margot continued to be a globe-trotting ballerina until the late 1970's, after which she made occasional guest appearances in mime roles; during the New York season of La Scala Ballet in 1981, she was Lady Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet.". [141], In the early 1990s, the fossil plant Williamsonia margotiana was named after Fonteyn. [1] Decades later Fonteyn would name Helpmann as her favourite partner across the span of her career. Her most memorable classical portrayal was that of Princess Aurora in "The Sleeping Beauty." Observers commented that Fonteyn inserted a new, stronger sense of pathos into the performance. Find the perfect Margot Fonteyn stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. But Sir Frederick also gave her a comic role in "A Wedding Bouquet" (1937), emphasized her charm in "Les Patineurs" (1937) and made her a classical soloist in such abstractions as "Symphonic Variations" (1946) and "Scenes de Ballet" (1948). Over the next ten days, Fonteyn danced in six performances of La Bayadère, Giselle, and Marguerite and Armand while rehearsing Nureyev's production of Raymonda. [27] She had previously been involved with Donald Hodson, the Controller of the BBC Overseas Service. Recomendado; This was followed by a brief stint in Hong Kong before they moved to Shanghai in 1931,[14] where Hookham studied ballet with the Russian émigré teacher George Goncharov. Having June Brae in her classes pushed her to work harder. [31] Wartime drafts meant that the company lost many of its male dancers to the armed forces. I cannot imagine feeling lackadaisical about a performance. Dame Margot was also known as the muse of England's great choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, who created many of his major works for the young dancer whom he helped develop. [24] Helpmann was her most constant partner in the 1930s and 1940s, helping her develop her theatricality. Margaret "Peggy" Hookham , conocida como Margot Fonteyn, fue una famosa bailarina británica que desarrolló toda su carrera artística en el Royal Ballet, gran parte de ésta como primera bailarina absoluta. [21] Shortly afterwards, the company began experimenting with televised performances, accepting paid engagements to perform for the BBC at Broadcasting House and Alexandra Palace. Arias was now a politician and Panamanian delegate to the United Nations. Fonteyn later recalled dancing so often that she sometimes "stood trembling in the wings, unable to remember if I had finished my solo before I left the stage". [65][66] She was successful in two other Ashton ballets, La Péri (1956) and Ondine (1958),[5] before becoming a freelance dancer in 1959,[29] allowing her to accept the many international engagements she was offered. [1] On 21 February 1962, Nureyev and Fonteyn performed together in Giselle to an enthusiastic capacity crowd, for which they received 15 minutes of applause and 20 curtain calls. An outstanding ballerina with an extensive career that spanned over four decades, she spent her entire dancing career with The Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. [1] On an American tour in 1953, Fonteyn found herself suddenly reacquainted with Roberto "Tito" Arias – whom she had spent time with at Cambridge University in 1937 – when he surprised her with a visit to her dressing room after a performance of Sleeping Beauty. Her family moved around (she lived in Kentucky at one point), and when her father found work in China, she studied with George Goncharov, a Russian-born dancer who had settled in Shanghai. She made her debut at just 15, when she played a snowflake in The Nutcracker 'Like many young girls, I … Margot Fonteyn Dead at 71; Ballerina Redefined Her Art. When Fonteyn began attending Sadler’s Wells Ballet School she went further with her education and worked with Vera Volkova and Ninette de Valois. Fonteyn, though shaken, danced in MacMillan's new pas de deux, Divertimento, on 9 June, before flying home to Panama. Most associated her with one of the greatest ballet partnerships in history when she and Rudolf Nureyev dazzled audiences in the 1960's and 1970's. [130], Shortly before her death, Fonteyn converted to Roman Catholicism so that she could have her ashes buried in the same tomb as Arias. Fonteyn danced her first televised solo in December 1936, performing the Polka from Façade. In Middle and modern English until the 16th century, it was spelled "fonteyn". Performing regularly, sometimes annually, in the United States for 15 years, the team was unsurpassed in critical acclaim, box office success and public adulation. She charmed the public in Sir Frederick's "Ondine" (1958), which concerned a water spirit in love with a mortal, and she singled out the work as "my happiest ballet." The company of dancers was temporarily displaced, touring professionally across England. Her father stayed in Shanghai and was interned by the Japanese for … She was buried with Arias near their home in Panama and a memorial service was held in London on 2 July 1991 at Westminster Abbey. In 1949, she led the company in a tour of the United States and became an international celebrity.
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