Dalal Achcar

Achcar, Dalal (b Rio de Janeiro c.1935). Brazilian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. She studied with Maria Makarova and with teachers in America and Europe and in 1956 founded Ballet Rio de Janeiro. She organized international seasons in Brazil, featuring the Royal Ballet and Paris Opera. Her own choreography has focused on Brazilian themes using music and sets by Brazilian artists, such as Floresta Amazonica (Forest of the Amazon, 1975). She has also staged two productions of The Nutcracker (1970-4), and some of her works have entered the international repertory, including Something Special (mus. Ernesto Nazareth).