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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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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. Balanchine was discovered by Sergei Diaghilev, whose Ballets Russes also produced the great works by Mikhail Fokine and Vaslav Nijinsky. Also revolutionary was the company's famously radical dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, who had a five-year relationship with Diaghilev and who became "the first significant icon available to men coming to terms with their homosexuality," according to Kevin Kopelson, author of The Queer Afterlife of Vaslav Nijinsky. |
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