Irmgard Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Maina Gielgud has just posted on Facebook the sad news from Budapest that Ivan Nagy, the great Hungarian danseur noble has died. Apparently it was announced after the performance of "The Merry Widow" by the Hungarian State Ballet last night. My strongest memories of him are a glorious performance of "Swan Lake" with Natalia Makarova just after her defection (I remember her once saying in an interview that he was her favourite partner) and as the very genial Artistic Director of English National Ballet for a short while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 This is most sad. He was a great partner for Makarova. One of the few people who could really keep her on the music ... which sometimes took some doing. He will be much missed and the memories of his gift much treasured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Very sad news. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. I never saw him dance but remember him as AD of ENB who was responsible for recruiting, inter alia, Agnes Oaks and Tomas Edur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Very sad news indeed. He was a lovely dancer who had real feeling, and a perfect partner for Makarova. In her 1980s TV series about ballerinas she used him a lot to demonstrate how it should all be done. RIP, but he has left a fantastic legacy for those following in his wonderful footsteps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I have several tapes of him - a complete Swan Lake with Makarova and a complete Les Sylphides. He was a beautiful dancer. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladPereira Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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