NIJINSKY
Renata Shakirova and Philipp Stepin in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Sarah Lamb
Photo: Rick Guest.
Renata Shakirova in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century.
He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations.
He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Alexandra Timofeeva (The Kremlin Ballet)
Photo © Alisa Aslanova for La Personne Magazine
Philipp Stepin in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Staatsballett Berlin
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Maria Shirinkina and Vladimir Shklyarov in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Renata Shakirova and Philipp Stepin in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Matthew Ball and Yasmine Naghdi rehearsing Romeo and Juliet.
Photos by Andrej Uspenski © ROH, 2015.
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Maria Shirinkina and Vladimir Shklyarov in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Maria Khoreva
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Renata Shakirova in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Matthew Ball and Yasmine Naghdi rehearsing Romeo and Juliet.
Photos by Andrej Uspenski © ROH, 2015.
Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950)
Young ballet dancers
Renata Shakirova and Philipp Stepin in The Sleeping Beauty
Mariinsky Ballet
Robyn Hendricks rehearsing Giselle
The Australian Ballet
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