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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Serge_LifarSerge Lifar - Wikipedia

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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 Russian dancer and 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.

   • Nationality: Ukrainian, naturalized French

   • Known for: Paris Opéra Ballet

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Serge-LifarSerge Lifar | Biography, Dance, Choreography, & Facts ...

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   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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4. www.operadeparis.fr › en › artistsSerge Lifar - Opéra national de Paris

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   Biography. Born in Kiev in 1905, Serge Lifar discovered dance in 1920 after accompanying a friend to the studio of Bronislava Nijinska, the sister of the great Nijinsky. It proved to be a revelation…. He became her student until the day she joined Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes in Paris.

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6. www.operadeparis.fr › serge-lifar-1905-1986Serge Lifar (1905-1986) — 350-years - Opéra national de Paris

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   Serge Lifar (1905-1986) Directors, ballet masters, stage directors, choreographers, architects... Octave discovers the personalities that have marked the history of the Opera which continues to attract the great names of music and dance. Serge Lifar was born in Kiev and was mobilized by the Red Army at the age of sixteen.

7. www.sergelifar.org › en › biographyBiography - Serge Lifar

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   Site officiel de la Fondation Serge Lifar. Toggle navigation Home; News; Biography . The Ukranian Period (1905-1923)

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   Who was Serge Lifar?

   • 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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   How old was Mr Lifar when he died?

   • He was 81 years old. Mr. Lifar performed with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1923 through 1929, when the company disbanded. He was the last world-famous dancer to emerge under the tutelage of Diaghilev, who fostered some of the most brilliant ballet careers of this century, and he was at the impresario's bedside when he died.

   SERGE LIFAR, 81, IS DEAD; SHAPER OF FRENCH BALLET

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   What ballets did Serge Lifar dance in?

   • Lifar danced in the creations of La Chatte, Ode, and Le Pas d’acier … The Balanchine-Lifar “encounter” produced two masterpieces: Apollon Musagète and Le Fils prodigue. In 1929, Serge Lifar arranged his first choreographic work, Renard, to music by Stravinsky: It proved to be a triumph and a new ballet aesthetic was born.

   Serge Lifar - Opéra national de Paris

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   Why did Lifar slap his face in public?

   • The duel was precipitated by an argument over changes to Black and White ( Suite en blanc ), a ballet by Lifar that was being presented by the Cuevas ballet company. Lifar had his face slapped in public after insisting that he retained the rights to Black and White.

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9. www.nytimes.com › 1986/12/17 › obituariesSERGE LIFAR, 81, IS DEAD; SHAPER OF FRENCH BALLET

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   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...

10. www.sergelifar.org › en › biographyThe French Period - Serge Lifar

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    Part of the troupe was sent on military or artistic missions, and even as far as Australia—a real expedition in those days. On the way back, Serge Lifar discovered Bali and Indonesian dances, which were to be a source of inspiration in the future. Paris was occupied by German troops in June 1940, the swastika hung from the Arch of Triumph.