Victor Gsovsky

Victor Gsovsky (; 12 January 1902, Saint Petersburg – 14 March 1974, Hamburg) was a Russian ballet dancer, teacher, balletmaster and choreographer.

Biography He studied with Mariinsky Theatre prima ballerina Evgenia Sokolova and started his teaching career while still very young.

In 1925 Victor Gsovsky left Soviet Russia with his wife Tatjana Gsovsky, whom he had met in Krasnodar. Their first engagement was in Berlin, Germany, where he worked as dancer and choreographer at the Berlin State Opera (1925–1928) before opening a private school in 1928. From 1930 to 1933 he worked as a choreographer for the German UFA Film Company and undertook smaller tours with his wife and the Ballet Gsovsky. Mascarade, music by Georges Bizet (Variations chromatiques, orchestrated by Felix Weingartner), Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1948 Hamlet (together with Tatjana Gsovsky), music by Boris Blacher, Prinzregententheater Munich, 1950 La Sylphide, music by Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, Prinzregententheater Munich, 1951 Weg zum Licht, music by Georges Auric, Prinzregententheater Munich, 1952 Pas de cœur, music by Gottfried von Einem, Prinzregententheater Munich, 1952