Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in ’Giselle’ with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910

Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in ’Giselle’ in the Ballets Russes’ Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky. Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy