Anton Dolin
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Portrait of Sir Anton Dolin by Allan Warren
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Born | 27 July 1904 Slinfold, West Sussex, England |
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Occupation | ballet dancer and choreographer |
Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 1904 – 25 November 1983)[1] was an English ballet dancer and choreographer.
Biography
Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay but was generally known as Patrick Kay. He trained at Serafina Astafieva's school at The Pheasantry in London's King's Road.[2] He joined Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921, was a principal there from 1924, and was a principal with the Vic-Wells Ballet in the 1930s. There he danced with Alicia Markova, with whom he went on to found the Markova-Dolin Ballet and the London Festival Ballet.
He joined Ballet Theatre when it was formed in 1940 and remained there as a dancer and choreographer until 1946.[3]
Dolin wrote several books, including the autobiography Ballet Go Round (1938) and Alicia Markova: Her Life and Art (1953).[4] He was knighted in 1981. He is featured in the documentary film A Portrait of Giselle.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in April 1978 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at London's Royal Academy of Dance.
Selected filmography
- Alf's Button (1930)
- Forbidden Territory (1934)
References
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Sources
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External links
- The Anton Dolin Cuttings Books are held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Department.
- Anton Dolin's appearance on This Is Your Life
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