Tania Balachova

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Notable students[edit]

Selected theatre works[edit]

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[edit]

  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.
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