Larissa Kaur
Larissa Kaur (née Lazareva; born 31 October 1941)[1] is an Estonian dancer.
Larissa Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Larissa Lazareva October 31, 1941 |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Education | Tallinn Choreography School |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Years active | 1961–1979 |
| Children | Max Kaur (son) |
Kaur was born in Baku, Azerbaijan of mixed Greek and Ukrainian heritage.[1][2] She graduated from the Tallinn Choreography School (Jelena Izerovič's class) in 1959, then trained with Natalia Dudinskaya in 1960 at the Mariinsky Ballet.[1]
Between 1961 and 1979, she danced as a prima ballerina at the Estonian SSR National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. She has also appeared in Viru and Astoria variety shows[3] and was a print model for the largest and most popular fashion magazines in Estonia and Eastern Europe. Kaur posed many times as the cover girl of her local fashion magazine Siluett.[4]
In 1965 Kaur became a member of the Estonian Theater Association.[1]
Kaur's father was in the military, while her son is politician and local government figure Max Kaur.[4]
Parts
- Actress (Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Straussiana, 1961)
- The Yacht Owner's Girlfriend (Romualds Grīnblats' Rigonda, 1961)
- Odette/Ottilie (Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, 1961)
- Myrtha (Adolphe Adam's Giselle, 1961)
- Mulatitar (Gara Garayev's The Path of Thunder, 1962)
- Mari (Lydia Auster's Tiina, 1966)
- Princess (Samuel Barber's Medea, 1966)
- The street dancer, Mercedes and the messenger of the Dryads (Ludwig Minkus' Don Quixote, 1968)
- Amm (Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, 1971)
Literature
- P. Lugovskoy. The youngest Odette: [Swan Lake]. - Soviet Culture, December 16, 1961 (П. Луговской. Самая юная Одетта: [Лебединое озеро]. – Советская Культура, 16 декабря 1961)
- In the morning - "Swan Lake", in the evening - a variety show. – Youth of Estonia, April 28, 2007 (Утром – „Лебединое озеро”, вечером – варьете. – Молодежь Эстонии, 28 апреля 2007)
References
- "Kaur, Larissa". Eesti teatri biograafiline leksikon: Eesti Entsüklopeedia (in Estonian). 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- Koch, Tuuli (31 January 2005). "Max Kauri majaäri – müüja sai raha 25 krooni kaupa". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- "Solo performers of Viru Variete". Viru Varietee. 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ""Mind vaadati sellise pilguga, et kas häbi pole – hommikul tantsid "Luikede järve", õhtul näitad soomlastele kintsu."". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 25 April 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2023.