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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 ...
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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.
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Mar 14, 2023 · Why Is Bronislava Nijinska Still Waiting in the Wings? With a new biography and a production of “Les Noces,” the time has come to reconsider the choreographer, whose work and reputation have ...
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. In this lecture recorded on July 7, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, Garafola shares her latest ...
Apr 1, 2022 · For Nijinska, Les Biches was a “pure dance” work, a descendant of those first plotless ballets she had choreographed in Kyiv, and a progenitor, with Les Noces, of a long series of choreographic abstractions. As Les Biches took shape, Poulenc kept his friends abreast of its progress.
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Jan 8, 2021 · Ballet was no different, and dancer and choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, a Minsk-born Pole, was an instrumental force in redirecting the choreographic cannon towards a vision of process and motion. Despite her pioneering choreography, Nijinska’s legacy is often overshadowed by that of her brother, ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav ...
