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Serge Lifar (Ukrainian: Сергій Михайлович Лифар, Serhіy Mуkhailovуch Lуfar) (15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1905 – 15 December 1986) was a Ukrainian dancer, choreographer, and one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century. Lifar was also a choreographer, director, writer, theoretician about dance, and collector.
Mar 29, 2024 · Serge Lifar, Ukrainian-born French dancer, choreographer, and ballet master (1929–45, 1947–58) of the Paris Opera Ballet who enriched its repertoire, reestablished its reputation as a leading ballet company, and enhanced the position of male dancers in a company long dominated by ballerinas.
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Learn about the life and career of Serge Lifar, a Ukrainian-born French dancer and choreographer who worked with Diaghilev and created ballets such as Prometheus and Giselle. Discover his encounters with Picasso, Coco Chanel, Stravinsky and other artists of his time.
Dec 17, 1986 · Serge Lifar, the colorful, internationally known dancer and choreographer who, as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, was considered the chief architect of modern French ballet, died Monday in...
Serge Lifar was a Ukrainian-born dancer, choreographer, and director of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1929 to 1958. He created a neo-classical style, revived classics, and toured the world with his company.
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Learn about Serge Lifar, a Ukrainian-born dancer and choreographer who became the director of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1929. He created a neo-classical style, revived the classics, and toured the world with his company.
Jan 4, 1987 · Dance, as an independent art, could exist without music, he proclaimed in a manifesto in 1935, as much as 15 years before modern dancers, including Merce Cunningham, came to the same conclusion ...
