Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin - Excerpts from Act 1 of ‘Giselle’ (1943) @JohnRaymondHall

Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin - Excerpts from Act 1 of ‘Giselle’ (1943) @JohnRaymondHall

Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

This colour footage was recorded on a tour of the USA with Ballet Theatre.

The talking head is Clement Crisp, Dance critic of the ‘Financial Times’. Crisp describes what he saw as the great qualities of the ballerina.

Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin - Excerpts from Act 1 of ‘Giselle’ (1943)

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Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin - Excerpts from Act 1 of ‘Giselle’ (1943)