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Nijinsky Waslaw or Vaslaw . 1890--1950, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, who was associated with Diaghilev. His creations include settings of Stravinsky's Petrushka and The Rite of Spring How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Many of O'Reilly's favored cast of characters--which includes Britten, Corot, Muybridge, Nijinsky, and Velazquez--crop up again here. There is a man loving another man: Nijinsky and Serge Diaghilev," Neumeier explains. From the early modern radicalism of Vaslav Nijinsky to the experimental nudity of the '60s to the ways ballet can take on sexuality in works like Balanchine's Bugaku, there have been performances that cause audiences to squirm in their seats. |
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