Selika Lazevski Explained
Selika Lazevski was a black horsewoman in Belle Époque Paris. In 1891, she was the subject of a series of six photographic portraits taken at the studio of Paul Nadar in Paris.
Life
Little is known of her life but she is thought to have been a horsewoman who rode haute école at the Nouveau Cirque (1886-1926) on rue Saint-Honoré, Paris. Selika may not have been her real first name and there is a possibility that she took her surname Lazevski from the Polish circus horseman and haute école rider Valli de Laszewski and his French wife, Lara, who worked at the Nouveau Cirque during that period.[1]
In 1891, Lazevski was the subject of a series of six photographic portraits taken at the studio of Paul Nadar (son of the better known Félix Nadar) in Paris.[1]
Legacy
In 2016, it was announced that a short film, The Adventures of Selika would be made based on Lazevski's life.[2] [3] The film was made in 2017 and starred Karidja Touré.[4] [5]
External links
- https://bfequestrian.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/selikalazevski/
- https://susannaforrest.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/everything-i-dont-know-about-selika-lazevski/
- Photographs in Mémoire database
Notes and References
- https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/09/selika-lost-mystery-belle-epoque/ Selika, Mystery of the Belle Epoque.
- http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/adventures-of-selika-sybil-mair-606639 New equestrian film: Tom Hunt produces score while leading lady takes to the saddle.
- https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/girlhood-star-plays-a-19th-century-black-equestrian-in-new-movie_us_58d3e334e4b0f838c6301aaf 'Girlhood' Star Plays A 19th-Century Black Equestrian In New Movie.
- http://www.bintlfilmfest.com/the_festival/film_description/1031 The Adventure Of Selika.
- http://fr.trace.tv/culture/premieres-images-de-karidja-toure-peau-de-lecuyere-selika-lazevski/ Les premières images de Karidja Touré dans la peau de l’écuyère Selika Lazevski.
