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Vaslav Nijinsky

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Known For

Crew

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 12, 1889(61)

Day of Death

April 8, 1950

Place of Birth

Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine]

Also Known As

Vatslav NijinskyVaslav NijinskiВацлав Нижинский

Vaslav Nijinsky

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.

Known For

Filmography