Anna Pavlova’s legacy lives on in The Hague
Since 2015 the Anna Pavlova Foundation has supported young dancers, free charity concerts and a memorial to the great ballerina, who died in The Hague in 1931.
Projects
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet
Ballet classes for children and young people in The Hague and Leiden, founded by the Foundation in 2015.
Anna Pavlova International Ballet Competition
An international stage for young dancers, judged by a professional jury.
Summer intensives
Masterclasses in the tradition of the Russian ballet school for advanced students.
Anna Pavlova memorial
A monument and museum in the city where she died in 1931.
Coming soon on stage
29Nov 202612:00 · 13:30- 12Dec 202614:00Buy tickets
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Who was Anna Pavlova?
Anna Pavlova (1881–1931) was prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg and one of the most famous dancers of the twentieth century.
With her own company she brought ballet to audiences all over the world; her solo ‘The Dying Swan’ became legendary. She died on tour in The Hague on 23 January 1931.
- 1881born in St Petersburg
- 1905The Dying Swan
- 1931died in The Hague
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