Vaslav Nijinsky

Born: 1889-03-12 in Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]

Died: 1950-04-08

Known For: Crew

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.

Filmography

2009

Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring ... (Choreographer)

2003

The Rite of Spring ... (Choreographer)

1990

Nijinski, la marionnette de Dieu as Self

1987

The Rite of Spring ... (Choreographer)

1980

Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky ... (Choreographer)
Memories of Nijinsky as Himself