Alexa Mezincescu Explained

Alexa Mezincescu (7 March 1936 – 20 June 2019) was a Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer.

Life and career

Mezincescu trained at the Bucharest Choreography School, and was subsequently sent to train in Leningrad.^[1] She was a principal soloist with the Romanian National Opera, where she was noted for her interpretations of Bruckner.^[2]

Mezincescu was granted the National Order of Faithful Service by Ion Iliescu.^[3]

Mezincescu died on 20 June 2019, at the age of 83.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Selma Jeanne Cohen. Dance Perspectives Foundation. International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. 1998. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-512309-8. 386.
2. Book: Peter Nagy. Phillippe Rouyer. Don Rubin. World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe. 13 September 2013. Routledge. 978-1-136-40289-0. 696.
3. Web site: Alexa Mezincescu - Interview . Institutul Cultural Roman . Plural Magazine . 25 June 2018.
4. Web site: In memoriam Alexa Mezincescu (07 martie 1936–20 iunie 2019) . Opera Națională București on Facebook . 8 February 2024 . 7 March 2021.