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'''Lyubov Vasilievna Gershunova''' ({{lang-ru|Любовь Васильевна Гершунова}}, 5 August 1947 – 30 October 2006) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the [[Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre]], [[People's Artist of the RSFSR]].
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| native_name = Любовь Гершунова
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'''Lyubov Vasilievna Gershunova''' ({{langx|ru|Любовь Васильевна Гершунова}}, 5 August 1947 – 30 October 2006) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the [[Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre]], [[People's Artist of the RSFSR]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Lyubov Gershunova was born in [[Novosibirsk]]. She graduated from the Novosibirsk State Choreographic School.<ref name="vn">[https://m.vn.ru/news-81458/ Ушла из жизни Любовь Васильевна Гершунова. VN.ru.]</ref>
Lyubov Gershunova was born in [[Novosibirsk]]. She graduated from the {{ill|Novosibirsk Choreographic College|ru|Новосибирский хореографический колледж|lt=Novosibirsk State Choreographic School}}.<ref name="vn">[https://m.vn.ru/news-81458/ Ушла из жизни Любовь Васильевна Гершунова. VN.ru.]</ref>


On July 1, 1967, she was invited to the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, working there until May 31, 1990.<ref name="vn" />
On 1 July 1967, she was invited to the ballet troupe of the [[Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre|Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater]], working there until 31 May 1990.<ref name="vn" /> In 1989 she became a soloist of the Balet-Novosibirsk Chamber Theater of Modern and Classical Ballet.<ref name="vn" />


In 1994-1999 she taught the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk Musical Comedy Theatre.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Любовь Гершунова – рождённая для танца - Новости НОВАТ |url=https://novat.ru/news/events/lyubov_gershunova_rozhdyennaya_dlya_tantsa/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=novat.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
Since 1989 he has been a soloist of the Balet-Novosibirsk Chamber Theater of Modern and Classical Ballet.<ref name="vn" />


She toured Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Argentina, and others.<ref name="vn" /> [[Maya Plisetskaya]] often included her in her foreign tours. In 1978 in Buenos Aires, when Plisetskaya was temporarily paralysed due to an inept injection by a local doctor, it was Gershunova who she entrusted with performing her entire repertoire.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Любовь Гершунова, любовь… {{!}} Библиотека сибирского краеведения |url=http://bsk.nios.ru/content/lyubov-gershunova-lyubov |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=bsk.nios.ru}}</ref>
She has toured Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Argentina etc.<ref name="vn" />

From 1999 until her death she worked together with her husband as a teacher at the school of arts at secondary school № 23 in Novosibirsk.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-01 |title=30 октября скоропостижно скончалась лауреат Государственной премии Российской Федерации народная артистка Российской Федерации Любовь Васильевна ГЕРШУНОВА. |url=https://m.vn.ru/news-svs_66815 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=vn.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Gershunova died on October 30, 2006 and was buried at the [[Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery]].<ref>[https://ruspanteon.ru/gershunova-lyubov-vasilevna/ Гершунова Любовь Васильевна. Пантеон России.]</ref>

== Personal life ==
Her life, personal and professional, was closely connected with Anatoly Berdyshev, an artist and ballet master. Their friendship began at school and grew into a lifelong love affair as they grew older. He was not only her constant stage partner, but also her husband since 1967.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Анатолий Бердышев: Я балетом жил, живу и буду жить |url=https://nikolai-nsk.livejournal.com/21210.html}}</ref> Movie "The Story of One Duet" (1984) is dedicated to the couple's creativity.<ref name=":1" />

They're buried next to each other. In 2018, an updated memorial to People's Artists of the RSFSR Anatoly Berdyshev and Lyubov Gershunova was opened.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Мэр Анатолий Локоть: «Новосибирская школа балета тесно связана с именами Анатолия Бердышева и Любови Гершуновой» {{!}} Официальный сайт Новосибирска |url=https://novo-sibirsk.ru/news/137506/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=novo-sibirsk.ru}}</ref>

The couple's son, Anatoly Berdyshev Jr, also devoted his life to ballet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Детская школа искусств № 23: хроника 20-летия |url=http://sovsibir.ru/news/76100 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=sovsibir.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Repertoire ==
Her first leading role was Suimbike in [[Färit Yarullin|F. Yarullin's]] ballet ''Shurale'' in 1968.<ref name=":0" /> In 1972 she played Julliete in [[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|''Romeo and Julliete'']] by N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilyev.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Две постановки балета C. С. Прокофьева "Ромео и Джульетта" в Новосибирске |url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/dve-postanovki-baleta-c-s-prokofieva-romeo-i-dzhulietta-v-novosibirske/viewer |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=cyberleninka.ru}}</ref> In 1979 she performed the leading role of the Sylph in ''[[La Sylphide]]'', staged in Novosibirsk by [[Pierre Lacotte]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=О «Сильфиде», Пьере Лакотте, Новосибирском государственном театре опреры и балета, Франции, СССР и России |url=https://www.classicalmusicnews.ru/articles/lacott-novosibirsk/}}</ref> Other notable performances:

* ''[[Swan Lake]]'' (Odette-Odile)
* ''[[Giselle]]'' (Giselle)
* ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' (Masha)
* [[Spartacus (ballet)|''Spartacus'']] (Phrygia)
* ''[[La Bayadère]]'' (Nikiya)
* ''Macbeth'' (Lady Macbeth)
* ''Juno and Avos'' (Conchita)


==Awards==
==Awards==
Lyubov Gershunova was a laureate of the [[State Prizes of the Soviet Republics|State Prize of the RSFSR]] (1980), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982), laureate of the [[Varna International Ballet Competition|International Ballet Competition]] in [[Varna]] (1972). In addition, the ballerina was awarded the [[Medal "For Labour Valour"]] (1970) and the [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (1986).<ref name="vn" />
Lyubov Gershunova was a laureate of the [[State Prizes of the Soviet Republics|State Prize of the RSFSR]] (1980), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982), laureate of the [[Varna International Ballet Competition|International Ballet Competition]] in [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]] (1972). In addition, the ballerina was awarded the [[Medal "For Labour Valour"]] (1970) and the [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (1986).<ref name="vn" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 11 November 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilievna and the family name is Gershunova.
Lyubov Gershunova
Любовь Гершунова
Born
Lyubov Vasilievna Gershunova

(1947-08-05)5 August 1947
Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR
Died30 October 2006(2006-10-30) (aged 59)
Novosibirsk, Russia
CitizenshipSoviet, Russian
OccupationDancer
Years active1967—2006

Lyubov Vasilievna Gershunova (Russian: Любовь Васильевна Гершунова, 5 August 1947 – 30 October 2006) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of the RSFSR.

Biography

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Lyubov Gershunova was born in Novosibirsk. She graduated from the Novosibirsk State Choreographic School [ru].[1]

On 1 July 1967, she was invited to the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, working there until 31 May 1990.[1] In 1989 she became a soloist of the Balet-Novosibirsk Chamber Theater of Modern and Classical Ballet.[1]

In 1994-1999 she taught the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk Musical Comedy Theatre.[2]

She toured Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Argentina, and others.[1] Maya Plisetskaya often included her in her foreign tours. In 1978 in Buenos Aires, when Plisetskaya was temporarily paralysed due to an inept injection by a local doctor, it was Gershunova who she entrusted with performing her entire repertoire.[3]

From 1999 until her death she worked together with her husband as a teacher at the school of arts at secondary school № 23 in Novosibirsk.[4][3]

Gershunova died on October 30, 2006 and was buried at the Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery.[5]

Personal life

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Her life, personal and professional, was closely connected with Anatoly Berdyshev, an artist and ballet master. Their friendship began at school and grew into a lifelong love affair as they grew older. He was not only her constant stage partner, but also her husband since 1967.[6] Movie "The Story of One Duet" (1984) is dedicated to the couple's creativity.[3]

They're buried next to each other. In 2018, an updated memorial to People's Artists of the RSFSR Anatoly Berdyshev and Lyubov Gershunova was opened.[7]

The couple's son, Anatoly Berdyshev Jr, also devoted his life to ballet.[8][6]

Repertoire

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Her first leading role was Suimbike in F. Yarullin's ballet Shurale in 1968.[2] In 1972 she played Julliete in Romeo and Julliete by N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilyev.[9] In 1979 she performed the leading role of the Sylph in La Sylphide, staged in Novosibirsk by Pierre Lacotte.[10] Other notable performances:

Awards

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Lyubov Gershunova was a laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR (1980), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982), laureate of the International Ballet Competition in Varna (1972). In addition, the ballerina was awarded the Medal "For Labour Valour" (1970) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1986).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ушла из жизни Любовь Васильевна Гершунова. VN.ru.
  2. ^ a b "Любовь Гершунова – рождённая для танца - Новости НОВАТ". novat.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Любовь Гершунова, любовь… | Библиотека сибирского краеведения". bsk.nios.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ "30 октября скоропостижно скончалась лауреат Государственной премии Российской Федерации народная артистка Российской Федерации Любовь Васильевна ГЕРШУНОВА". vn.ru (in Russian). 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ Гершунова Любовь Васильевна. Пантеон России.
  6. ^ a b "Анатолий Бердышев: Я балетом жил, живу и буду жить".
  7. ^ "Мэр Анатолий Локоть: «Новосибирская школа балета тесно связана с именами Анатолия Бердышева и Любови Гершуновой» | Официальный сайт Новосибирска". novo-sibirsk.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  8. ^ "Детская школа искусств № 23: хроника 20-летия". sovsibir.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  9. ^ "Две постановки балета C. С. Прокофьева "Ромео и Джульетта" в Новосибирске". cyberleninka.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. ^ "О «Сильфиде», Пьере Лакотте, Новосибирском государственном театре опреры и балета, Франции, СССР и России".
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