Franceschi, Antonia

LC control no.	n 97877335
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Franceschi, Antonia *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	New York (N.Y.) London (England)
Birth date	1960-03-30
Place of birth	Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Profession or occupation	Actresses Ballet dancers Choreographers
Special note	Ballet news, May 1981, p 7. Dancer, New York City Ballet. Data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
Found in	NYPL Dict. Cat. of the Dance Coll., 1974- IMDb, May 22, 2017 (Antonia Franceschi; born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 30 March 1960 but raised in New York City; Antonia started her career performing in 'Grease' and then playing in "Fame"; she was then chosen by George Balanchine for The New York City Ballet; prior to that she danced in Markarova and Company partnered by Sir Anthony Dowell; she moved to London where she had works created for her by Mark Baldwin, Wayne McGregor, Karole Armitage, Michael Clarke, and Anthony Van Laast; she regularly teaches for The Royal Ballet, Rambert, Random, and The Richard Alston Dance Companie and has choreographed several works for Ballet Black, The New York Theater ballet, and Ballet New York)