Bübüsara Beyshenalieva (Kyrgyz: Бүбүсара Бейшеналиева, romanized: Bübüsara Beyshenalieva; Russian: Бюбюсара Бейшеналиева, romanized: Byubyusara Beyshenaliyeva;[1] 1926 – 1973), known simply as Bübüsara in her native Kyrgyzstan, was the first great Kyrgyz ballerina. She was born in the village of Vorontsovka (now Tash-Döbö), Kirghiz ASSR on 15 September 1926.[1] She studied at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad under the legendary Russian ballerina Agrippina Vaganova and made her debut at the famed Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Bübüsara Beyshenalieva | |
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 Bübüsara Beyshenalieva, as shown on the Kyrgyz 5 som note | |
| Born | September 15, 1926 Vorontsovka |
| Died | May 10, 1973 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | Kyrgyz |
| Education | Vaganova Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
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In 1944, after performing the part of Cholpon in the Kyrgyz ballet of the same name, Bübüsara became the prima ballerina of the Kyrgyz ballet. She performed the part of Ai-Dai in Roman Tikhomirov's 1959 screen version of Cholpon. Later in life she became a ballet teacher and professor of the Kyrgyz National Ballet School. She died on 10 May 1973.[2]
Bübüsara appears on the Kyrgyz 5 som note, and a statue of her can be found in Bishkek near of the Kyrgyz opera and ballet theatre.[3]
Filmography edit
- 1959 – Morning Star (in the part of Ai-Dai)
References edit
- ^ a b Бейшеналиева Бюбюсара in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
- ^ "Личность Кыргызстана: Бюбюсара Бейшеналиева". limon.kg (in Russian). 15 July 2014.
- ^ Dzyubenko, Olga (July 30, 2008). "U.S. criticizes Kyrgyzstan in hotel fence row". Reuters. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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