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Bronislava Nijinska (/ ˌ b r ɒ n ɪ ˈ s l ɑː v ə n ɪ ˈ (d) ʒ ɪ n s k ə /; Polish: Bronisława Niżyńska [brɔɲiˈswava ɲiˈʐɨj̃ska]; Russian: Бронисла́ва Фоми́нична Нижи́нская, romanized: Bronisláva Fomínična Nižínskaja; Belarusian: Браніслава Ніжынская, romanized ...
- Library of Congress
- Bronislava Nijinska collection, 1891-1972
May 1, 2024 · Bronislava Nijinska (born Jan. 8, 1891, Minsk, Russia—died Feb. 21, 1972, Pacific Palisades, Calif., U.S.) was a Russian-born U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg and joined the Mariinsky Theatre company in 1908.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 14, 2023 · Nijinska — who was born in 1891 in Minsk and died in 1972 in Los Angeles — was the younger sister of Vaslav Nijinsky. His mythic status as a dancer and revolutionary choreographer has...
May 5, 2022 · Lynn Garafola’s “La Nijinska” tells the life story of the trailblazing choreographer Bronislava Nijinska.
- Wendy Lesser
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With striking shapes and probing themes, choreographer Bronislava Nijinska helped remake ballet for the 20th century. The Joffrey Ballet performs her Les Noces in Chicago through May 10, part...
Aug 20, 2013 · Bronislava Nijinska, the sister of famed ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, was a pioneer of the modern tradition of ballet. In spring 2013, Lynn Garafola was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her research on Nijinska.
Sep 19, 2023 · Bronislava Nijinska, who made the original Les Noces in 1923, doesn’t seem like a woman who asked for approval. The fame of Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary dancer with the Ballets Russes, has...
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