Tatjana Gsovsky

Tatjana Gsovsky
The dancer in 1946
Born	Tatjana Issatschenko 18 March 1901 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	29 September 1993(1993-09-29) (aged 92) Berlin, Germany
Resting place	Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf
Occupations	Ballerina Ballet mistress Choreographer Ballet company director
Organizations	Berlin State Opera Teatro Colón Deutsche Oper Berlin Oper Frankfurt
Spouse	Victor Gsovsky
Awards	Berliner Kunstpreis Bundesverdienstkreuz Honorary Professor Deutscher Tanzpreis

Tatjana Gsovsky (Татьяна Васильевна Гзовская/Tatjana Wassiljewna Gsowskaja, born Issatschenko Исаченко; 18 March 1901 – 29 September 1993) was an internationally known ballet dancer and choreographer who was ballet mistress of the Berlin State Opera, Teatro Colón, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Oper Frankfurt. An influential teacher, she is remembered for first choreographies of works by contemporary composers including Boris Blacher, Werner Egk, Hans Werner Henze, Giselher Klebe, Luigi Nono and Carl Orff.