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Vaslav Nijinsky

Born March 12, 1889 · Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]

Died April 8, 1950 · aged 61

Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889 - 8 April 1950) was a male dancer considered among the greatest of the 20th century. He is closely associated with the Ballet Russes and the influential pieces he choreographed from them including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) and Le Sacre du Printemps (1913). Nijinsky is also known for the diary he kept from January to early March 1919 where he wrote about his str…

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Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to NijinskyNureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky · 1980
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980
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Petrushka, Le Spectre De La Rose, and L'Apres Midi D'une Faune performed by Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet as a tribute to the legacy of Vaslav Nijinsky.
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of SpringStravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring · 2009
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring
★ 9.02009
MovieMusic
Starvinsky's ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring in the restored original choresography by Michel Fokine (Firebird) and Vaslav Nijinsky (Rite of Spring).
The Rite of SpringThe Rite of Spring · 2003
The Rite of Spring
2003
MovieMusic
Le Sacre du Printemps is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Igor Stravinsky. The music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century. This was a production of Théâtre Mariinsky - Saint-Pétersbourg.
Afternoon of a FaunAfternoon of a Faun
Afternoon of a Faun
★ 10.0
MovieMusic
The 1979 production of L'Après-midi d'un faune by Vaslav Nijinsky. Staged by Rudolf Nureyev and Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet and set to Claude Debussy's symphonic poem Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.
The Rite of SpringThe Rite of Spring · 1987
The Rite of Spring
★ 9.01987
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The Joffrey Ballet's 1987 production of Vaslav Nijinsky and Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring used reconstructions the original sets, costumes, and choreography from the 1913 production.

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