Jan McNulty Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I was sorry to read today that Elisabetta Terrabust has passed away. She was one of the stars of London Festival Ballet when I first started watching ballet in 1984 and was my first Juliet (in the Ashton production). I have very fond memories of her dancing. I can't find an obituary in English but here is one in Italian: http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/teatro-danza/2018/02/05/news/e_morta_la_ballerina_elisabetta_terabust_direttrice_onoraria_dell_opera_di_roma-188073561/?refresh_ce 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I have fond remembrances of watching her thrillingly burst into balletic rapture aside Nureyev. T'was a different world. May she rest in peace in her next one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Like Janet I remember her from the early 80s. Another loss to the ballet world. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I first saw Elisabetta Terabust in 1978 in The Sleeping Beauty with Peter Schaufuss. She was just beautiful and her technical ability was amazing - obviously, as Schaufuss danced with her a lot. I have such great memories of her and the other Italian ballerinas who performed with LFB in the 70's and early 80's. I feel lucky to have seen so many great shows. R.I.P dear Elisabetta...🙏 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatC Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Very sad news indeed - memories of her with LFB as Giselle / Swanhilda and many more - beautiful dancer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hello PatC and welcome out of the lurking shadows. Thanks for you memory of Elisabetta Terabust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I have similar memories from London Festival ballet days - a very sumptuous ballerina who you felt compelled to watch. I think there is footage of her in the BBC series' 'Dancer' and 'Ballerina' with Peter Schaufuss. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 A lovely dancer who I saw a couple of times not long after I moved to London. RIP you gorgeous artist. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMC Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 She is almost single handedly responsible for my love of ballet. My mum took me to Birmingham to see LFB in a Sleeping Beauty when I was about 11 and I can still see Elisabetta Terabust in my mind's eye now in her beautiful tutu. Although ironically Sleeping Beauty is not one of my particular favourites now, it holds a special place in my heart for making me fall in love with it in the first place, and Elisabetta is the one dancer I remember clearly from that performance - and the feeling that I want to go to this gas us and again and again ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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