Vaslav Nijinsky
- Crew
- March 12, 1889 · Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]
- April 8, 1950
Biography
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 struggles with schizophrenia before being hospitalized.
Known for
Filmography
- Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring · Choreographer
- The Rite of Spring · Choreographer
- Nijinski, la marionnette de Dieu · Self
- The Rite of Spring · Choreographer
- Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky · Choreographer
- Memories of Nijinsky · Self
- Afternoon of a Faun · Choreographer