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Maximilian Froman | |
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 Froman and Karsavina in Le Dieu bleu, 1912 | |
| Born | 13 June 1889 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1971 (aged 81) New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupations | Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher |
Maximilian Froman (Russian: Максимилиан Петрович Фроман; 13 June 1889–21 May 1971) was a Russian and Yugoslav ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher. He was a brother of the ballerina Margarita Froman.
Biography
[edit]Froman was born in Moscow, at the time in the Russian Empire, on 13 June 1889 into a family of a musician of Swedish origin; he was one of six children, many of whom pursued careers in the arts.[1]
He graduated from the Moscow Imperial Theatre School and was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1907 to 1917. In 1918 he performed in Kyiv.[2] [3] From 1911 he also performed with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.[1]
In 1921 he moved to Zagreb, where he performed at the Croatian National Theatre. He was a character dancer noted for his strong technique. He frequently appeared in productions by his sister Margarita Froman, including the premieres of Gingerbread Heart (1924) and Imbrek with a Nose (1935) by Krešimir Baranović.[2]
Among Froman's most notable roles were parts in ballets by Mikhail Fokine, including Scheherazade, Petrushka and Polovtsian Dances.[2]
From 1927 to 1929 he was a leading soloist at the National Theatre in Belgrade.[4]
Between 1940 and 1945 he headed the ballet of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava.[2] During this period he staged Scheherazade, Les Papillons, Polovtsian Dances, Les Sylphides and The Sleeping Beauty. He also introduced the Slovak premieres of Baranović's ballets Imbrek with a Nose and Gingerbread Heart.[5]
He was married to Olga Chaletzky.[6]
In 1949, after the Second World War, Froman emigrated to the United States, where he founded the Froman Professional Ballet School.[3][7][6]
He died on 21 May 1971 after a long illness at his home in New London, Connecticut. He was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New London.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Gvozdenović, Ljiljana (2021). "From Moscow to Zagreb" (PDF). Kretanja / Movements (in Croatian) (35–36). Croatian ITI Centre.
- 1 2 3 4 "Froman, Maksimilijan Petrovič". Hrvatska enciklopedija (in Croatian). Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Margarita Froman: Her Life, Career and Her Students". Accelerando: BJMD. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Dimitrijević, Nataša (2020). "Baletski repertoar Marine Olenjine na sceni Narodnog pozorišta između dva svetska rata" (PDF). Slavistika (in Serbian).
- ↑ "History of Ballet of the Slovak National Theatre". Slovak National Theatre (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Maximilian Froman Obituary". The Hartford Courant. May 22, 1971.
- ↑ "Posljednji učenik Margarite Froman". baleti.hr (in Croatian). DOT-STUDIO.hr. Retrieved 5 April 2026.