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Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin ( Russian: Леони́д Фёдорович Мя́син ), better known in the West by the French transliteration as Léonide Massine (9 August [ O.S. 28 July] 1896 – 15 March 1979), was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. Massine created the world's first symphonic ballet, Les Présages, and many others in ...
Léonide Massine (born July 28 [August 9, New Style], 1896, Moscow—died March 15, 1979, Cologne, West Germany) was a Russian dancer and innovative choreographer of more than 50 ballets, one of the most important figures in 20th-century dance.
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Leonide Massine. Born in Moscow in 1895, Léonide Massine received his ballet training at the renowned Imperial Theatre School. While he performed in character roles in ballets at the Bolshoi Theatre, he simultaneously was developing a passion for acting and appeared in plays at the Maly Theatre.
The dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was one of the most prominent members of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company in the 1920s and subsequently of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, beginning in 1930. During this time, he created several iconic modern ballets, collaborating with writers, artists, and musicians associated with the ...
Léonide Massine [1895-1979], a major creative force borne out of Serge Diaghilev's "Ballets Russes", was undisputably Europe's leading dancer and choreographer of the 1920's and 1930's. Massine choreographed over one hundred ballets, among them works that are landmarks in twentieth century dance.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Massine, Léonide (1896–1979) US choreographer and ballet dancer, b. Russia. His choreography includes Le Soleil de Nuit (1915), La Boutique Fantasque (1919), and Three Cornered Hat (1919). He influenced the development of choreography when he created his first symphonic ballet, Les Présages (1933).
Actor. Art Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:39. The Red Shoes (1948) 1 Video. 21 Photos. Leonide Massine, dancer and choreographer was born in Moscow in 1895. the son of a soprano & a musician from the Bolshoi Theatre chorus. He. studied acting & dance from the age of 8 at Moscow's Imperial Theatre. School.
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