George Balanchine (born January 22 [January 9, Old Style], 1904, St. Petersburg, Russia—died April 30, 1983, New York, New York, U.S.) was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism,...
choreo by Michel Fokine, set and costume design by Léon Bakst ЛеонБакст (revival by Mikhail Shishliannikov МихаилШишлянников and Tatyana Noginova ТатьянаНогинова), Mariinsky Ballet Мариинскийтеатр, Saint Petersburg, Russia...
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo See all related content → Ask the Chatbot a Question Léonide Massine(born July 28 [August 9, New Style], 1896, Moscow—died March 15, 1979,Cologne, West Germany) was a Russian dancer and innovative choreographer of more than 50ballets, one of the most import...
In addition to his technical prowess, Rudolf Nureyev was an accomplished choreographer serving as the chief choreographer of the Paris Opera Ballet. He produced his own interpretations of numerous classical works, including Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadère. Birthplace: Irkutsk, Russia Nationality:...
andLittle Thumb—that are newly interpreted by three choreographers. Two of them, Konstantin Khlebnikov and Alexandr Merkushev, are junior choreographers from the company’s ranks of dancers; the third, Maksim Petrov, choreographed for the Mariinsky Ballet before succeeding the Ural Opera Ballet’s...
(1921), George Auric's Les Fâcheux (1924), Henri Sauguet's La Chatte (1927), and of Sergei Prokofiev's ballet score The Prodigal Son (1929). In 1925, he had an affair with Cole Porter, with whom he carried on a lengthy correspondence. Upon Diaghilev's death, Kochno and Serge ...
The Kremlin Ballet Theatre was founded by famous Russian choreographer, National Artist of Russia Andrey Petrov in 1990. The theatre is situated at the territory of Moscow Kremlin in the building of State Kremlin Palace. Artistic director of the theatre A.Petrov boldly stakes on creative quest and...
(1927– ); choreographer, founder of the School of American Ballet, and from 1948 to his death, director of the New York City Ballet, George Balanchine (1904-1983); and ballet dancers Natalia Makarova (1940– ) and Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948). But the most famous of all was Igor ...
Cast of Barynya ensemble included dancer Vladimir Nikitin, singer Irina Zagornova, contrabass balalaika player Leonid Bruk, dancer, choreographer, singer Valentina Kvasova, dancer Alexander Rudoy, dancer/singer Simona Zhukovski, dancer Serhiy Tsyganok, dancer Irina Biryukova, dancer Konstantin Tulinov,...
Rediscovering Michel Fokine: By Challenging Russian Tradition, This Modernist Choreographer Wrestled Ballet into the Twentieth CenturyIn 1942, when choreographer Michel Fokine died in New York, the dance world mourned, lie was...Garafola, Lynn...