Tania Balachova

Tania Balachova
Born5 February 1902
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died4 August 1973 (1973-08-05) (aged 71)
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Actor Training Teacher
SpouseRaymond Rouleau

Tania Balachova (Russian: Таня Балашова, diminutive of Татьяна Павловна Балашова [Tatiana Pavlovna Balachova]) (1902-1973) was a French actress and director of Russian origin. After World War II, she became one of the most influential actor training teachers in France.

Early life

Balachova was born in Saint Petersburg on February 25, 1902.[1] Her family emigrated to Brussels, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory.[1] It was at the conservatory that she met her future husband, the Belgian actor Raymond Rouleau.[1]

Career

Balachova and Rouleau married and moved together to Paris. There, they collaborated with Gaston Baty, Charles Dullin, Louis Jouvet, Georges Pitoëff, and Antonin Artaud, among others.[1] They separated in 1940, though they continued to work together professionally.[2]

She originated the role of Inès in Jean-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos [No Exit] at the Vieux-Colombier Theatre in May 1944.[3]:30 She went on to become one of the most influential actor-training teachers in France, training many of the next generation of theatre and cinema talent in France.[4]

Death

She died in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne France, on 4 August 1973 of a heart attack.[1]

Notable students

Selected theatre works

Date Role Play Author Director Theatre Reference
May 1944 Inès Huis Clos [No Exit] Jean-Paul Sartre Raymond Rouleau Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
2 & 9 June, 1928 Indra's Daughter/Agnes A Dream Play August Strindberg Antonin Artaud Théâtre Alfred Jarry [10]
January 1928 The Dybbuk S. Ansky Gaston Baty Studio des Champs-Élysées [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mort de la comédienne Tania Balachova L'ÉTRANGÈRE AU TURBAN". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1973-08-07. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  2. ^ Bertin, Michael (1986). The Play and Its Critic: Essays for Eric Bentley. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-8191-5640-2.
  3. ^ Sartre, Jean-Paul (1987-12-03). Huis Clos (in French). Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-04003-7.
  4. ^ a b Leonard, Michael (2020-01-17). Philippe Garrel. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-1597-3.
  5. ^ Niels Arestrup: Tous mes incendies. Plon, Paris, 2001, p. 38-41. ISBN 2-259-19295-5
  6. ^ Crisp, Colin (1997). The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21115-6.
  7. ^ "Michael Lonsdale obituary". The Guardian. 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (December 2000). "Obituary: Christian Marquand". Variety. Vol. 381, no. 4. p. 70. ProQuest 236318820.
  9. ^ Frick, John W.; Vallillo, Stephen M. (1994). Theatrical Directors: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-27478-7.
  10. ^ a b "Paris-soir". Gallica. 1928-06-01. Retrieved 2021-03-04.