Alexa Mezincescu

Alexa Mezincescu (7 March 1936 – 20 June 2019) was a Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer.

Life and career

Mezincescu trained at the Bucharest Choreography School, and was subsequently sent to train in Leningrad.[1] She was a principal soloist with the Romanian National Opera, where she was noted for her interpretations of Bruckner.[2]

Mezincescu was granted the National Order of Faithful Service by Ion Iliescu.[3]

Mezincescu died on 20 June 2019, at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. ^ Selma Jeanne Cohen; Dance Perspectives Foundation (1998). International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-512309-8.
  2. ^ Peter Nagy; Phillippe Rouyer; Don Rubin (13 September 2013). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe. Routledge. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-136-40289-0.
  3. ^ "Alexa Mezincescu - Interview". Institutul Cultural Roman. Plural Magazine. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "In memoriam Alexa Mezincescu (07 martie 1936–20 iunie 2019)". Opera Națională București on Facebook. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2024.