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Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.
He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early age of 5, in 1895, at Christmas pageant show in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. There he had several stage performances with his little sister, Bronislava Njinska alongside his father and mother.
In 1900 Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Russia. From 1900
1907 he studied dance and music at the Imperial School of Ballet,
graduating with honors as a ballet dancer. He made his professional debut on the stage of Mariinsky Theare in St. Petersburg. There his partners were none other than Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina. Nijinsky performed as the leading star of Mariinsky Ballet, as well as a guest star at Bolshoi Ballet. He appeared as Albert in 'Giselle', and as the princes in 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'. His astounding performances were marked by the height and lightness of his leaps, impressive movements, and intense charismatic personality. Nijinsky's stage presence enchanted both critics and audiences. Nijinsky became the attraction for many important patrons, such as the Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, and Prince Pavel Lvov. From 1907 - 1910 Nijinsky was the principal star of the Imperial Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. There he met impresario Sergei Diaghilev and became his protégé; Diaghilev heavily invested in development of Nijinsky's talent and ultimately made him one of the most respected dancers of all time.
In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev made Nijinsky the premier dancer with Ballets Russes. Nijinsky's complex relationship with Diaghilev would have a profound effect on his professional career as well as his personal life. In May 1909, on the sponsorship from Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, Diaghilev took Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova on their first and highly successful tour of Ballets Russes to Paris. During the seasons of 1909 - 1913 Nijinsky built his reputation having such great partners as Tamara Karsavina and Anna Pavlova under the leadership of Sergei Diaghilev and choreographer Mikhail Fokin. He also danced with Isadora Duncan in Paris, learning from her and absorbing from other influences and traditions. In 1913 Nijinsky made his debut as a choreographer for the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with successful staging of ballets 'L'après-midi d'un faune' (1912, aka.. The Afternoon of a Faun), 'Jeux' (1913) on the music of Claude Debussy, and 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (1913, aka.. The Rite of Spring), for which Igor Stravinsky composed the famous score. At that time Nijinsky emerged as the most interesting and innovative male dancer who impressed audiences with his spectacular elevation in Grande Jeté, as well as his stage presence and his sensitive interpretations. In his performance of 'L'après-midi d'un faune' Nijinsky mimed masturbation with the scarf, causing an uproar known as "the greatest scandal of the cultural world" that split audiences and became the talk of Paris and beyond. However, Nijinsky said "I don't know what happened, I had an orgasm right there on stage" describing how he got that involved in his performance. He was defended by such figures as Auguste Rodin and Marcel Proust.
- published: 29 Jun 2013
- views: 11166
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950).
This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sacher Hotel in Vienna and walking down the street with an American reporter.
It was shot mid September 1945 at the beginning of the allied occupation by Pathe or Paramount cameramen.
Apparently there was also footage of Nijinsky seated with his wife, Romola, in Burggarden and of Nijinsky and one of the reporters walking through a park. This film now seems lost.
Enjoy!
- published: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 24511
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky.
This first is an interview to camera with Kyra Nijinsky, with the interviewer being none other than and appropriately Dame Margot Fonteyn.
The second is a telephone interview with Tamara Nijinsky, conducted by the Los Angeles Times on 3rd November 1994. Here is the transcript of that second interview:
Q: What do you remember from the years you lived with your father?
A: Basically, I remember that he was a very, very quiet person. I just remember him sitting in an armchair by the mantelpiece, although when we were together he seemed to be always smiling like a delighted little boy and he was happy to see me. There was an understanding smile, although we never talked with words.
Q: He literally never spoke to you?
A: No, no, he didn't talk when I was with him. In the later years, he might have said something to my mother, but I didn't understand because it was in Russian (Tamara, whose first language is Hungarian, spoke only a little Russian) or he was so quiet. During World War II (when she lived apart from her father) my fiance and I went to visit him, and he loved sweets. Unfortunately, I inherited that. And we took, I think, three or four pieces of pastry, and he opened up (the parcel) and he practically inhaled them, two or three, he ate them with so much delight.
Q: Do you have a sense of how much dancing meant to him?
A: You and I, we come and go, and we take a breath and we do this and that, and we live this way. But for him, to express himself through dance was like breathing. It was as essential to his life and survival as breathing is to ours. When he got off the stage, he was like a vegetable.
Q: What motivated him to take up visual art?
A: I think he felt he needed to express himself. You know, certain drawings were done at a time when he was not able to dance because of (his internment in Budapest as a Russian during World War I), so he had an extreme need to express himself somehow.
Q: What's your opinion of Peter Ostwald's 1991 book (Carol Publishing Group), "Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap into Madness"? (Ostwald, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, was the first to study hospital records and medical archives to analyze Nijinsky's mental state.)
A: It's the best book ever written about my father, first because it is based on medical records, and because Ostwald went (to hospitals) in person and looked into the medical records. And, he wrote the book with so much empathy. I helped him a little bit too.
Q: What did you discover from the book?
A: I am certain if my father was alive today (and had access to contemporary medical care), he could function with some medication and create choreography. Maybe he wouldn't have danced, but he would have choreographed.
Q: How did you cope with the sadness at your father's illness and mental decline?
A: I am convinced that, especially in the beginning of the sickness, he knew . . . that something was happening to him and he was struggling desperately not to become ill, so that's a sadness. But . . . I learned in life that there are things that happen that are beyond me and it doesn't do any good to cry about them. I can't change them.
Q: Some believe that Romola Nijinsky didn't seek the best care possible for your father and believe that she sought to gain financially from his fame. Where do you stand on this?
A: She was a brilliant woman in her own right and you have to give her credit because she watched over Vaslav for 30 years after he became sick. She could have stuck him in a state asylum and said "forget it". People say she lived from the name of Nijinsky, but she supported him in the best circumstances possible. Maybe the means weren't always right, but the goal was. She was so dedicated sincerely to supporting him and after he died she survived 28 years and she traveled, she gave lectures, she made exhibitions (about him). To a certain extent, she kept his name alive.
I hope you enjoy these two fascinating first-hand accounts of Vaslav Nijinsky!
- published: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 15401
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in the world. In 1907 he graduated and became a member of the Imperial Ballet, starting at the rank of coryphée instead of in the corps de ballet, already taking starring roles. His sister Bronia also became a dancer and choreographer, working closely with him for much of his career.
In 1909 he joined the Ballets Russes, a new ballet company started by Sergei Diaghilev. The impresario took Russian ballets in Paris, where high-quality productions such as those of the Imperial Ballet were not known. Nijinsky became the company's star male dancer, causing an enormous stir amongst audiences whenever he performed. In ordinary life he appeared unremarkable and was withdrawn in conversation. Diaghilev and Nijinsky became lovers; the Ballet Russes gave Nijinsky the chance to expand his art and experiment with dance and choreography; he created new directions for male dancers while becoming internationally famous.
In 1912 Nijinsky began choreographing original ballets, including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) to music by Claude Debussy, Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). At the premier of Le Sacre du Printemps (1913) in Paris, with music by Igor Stravinsky, fights broke out in the audience between those who loved and hated this startling new style of ballet and music. Faune caused controversy because of its sexually suggestive final scene. Nijinsky originally conceived Jeux as a flirtatious interaction among three males, although Diaghilev insisted it be danced by one male and two females.
In 1913 Nijinsky married Hungarian Romola de Pulszky while on tour with the company in South America. She had 'stalked' the company and Nijinsky since 1912. The marriage caused a break with Diaghilev, who soon dismissed Nijinsky from the company. The couple had two daughters together, Kyra and Tamara Nijinska.
With no alternative employer available, Nijinsky tried to form his own company, but this was not a success. He was interned in Budapest, Hungary during World War I, under house arrest until 1916. He was finally permitted to leave after intervention by Diaghilev and international leaders; he was allowed to go to New York for an American tour. Calls for his release had been made by Alfonso XIII of Spain and President Wilson at the urging of Otto Kahn.
Nijinsky became increasingly mentally unstable with the stresses of having to manage tours himself and deprived of opportunities to dance, which had always been his total obsession.[citation needed] After a tour of South America in 1917, and due to travel difficulties imposed by the war, the family settled in St. Moritz, Switzerland. His mental condition deteriorated; he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1919 and committed to an asylum for the first time. For the next 30 years, he was in and out of institutions, never dancing again in public.
- published: 09 Apr 2015
- views: 5970
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in 'Giselle' in the Ballets Russes' Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky.
Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy Award winning documentary 'A Portrait of Giselle'.
The other unique extended interview was with Olga Spessivtzeva, uploaded on this channel as 'Olga Spessivtzeva - In Conversation With Anton Dolin'.
I must say apart from everything else I love the sound of Tamara Karsavina's voice -- the deep resonant timbre and the beautiful and particular accents of rhythm and intonation.
Enjoy!
- published: 10 Sep 2013
- views: 15153
Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε το 1913. Παρακολουθούμε το τέλος του έργου. Σε κάποιο χωριό στην παγανιστική Ρωσία, προκειμένου να εξευμενίσουν τον θεό της Άνοιξης, πρέπει να θυσιαστεί μια κοπέλα. Ο Θάνατος επέρχεται λόγω του συνεχούς εξαντλητικού χορού της κοπέλας.
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Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Ва́цлав Фоми́ч Нижи́нский; Russian pronunciation: [ˈvatsləf fəˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj]; Polish: Wacław Niżyński; 12 March 1889/1890 – 8 April 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in the world. In 1907 he graduated and became a member of the Imperial Ballet, starting at the rank of coryphée instead of in the corps de ballet, already taking starring roles. His sister Bronia also became a dancer and choreographer, working closely with him for much of his career.
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2:44Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet
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Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time. He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early age of 5, in 1895, at Christmas pageant show in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. There he had several stage performances with his little sister, Bronislava Njinska alongside his father and mother. In 1900 Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Russia. From 1900 1907 he studied dance and music at the Imperial School of Ballet, graduating with honors as a ballet dancer. He made his professional debut on the stage of Mariinsky Theare in St. Petersburg. There his partners were none other than Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina. Nijinsky performed as the leading star of Mariinsky Ballet, as well as a guest star at Bolshoi Ballet. He appeared as Albert in 'Giselle', and as the princes in 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'. His astounding performances were marked by the height and lightness of his leaps, impressive movements, and intense charismatic personality. Nijinsky's stage presence enchanted both critics and audiences. Nijinsky became the attraction for many important patrons, such as the Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, and Prince Pavel Lvov. From 1907 - 1910 Nijinsky was the principal star of the Imperial Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. There he met impresario Sergei Diaghilev and became his protégé; Diaghilev heavily invested in development of Nijinsky's talent and ultimately made him one of the most respected dancers of all time. In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev made Nijinsky the premier dancer with Ballets Russes. Nijinsky's complex relationship with Diaghilev would have a profound effect on his professional career as well as his personal life. In May 1909, on the sponsorship from Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, Diaghilev took Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova on their first and highly successful tour of Ballets Russes to Paris. During the seasons of 1909 - 1913 Nijinsky built his reputation having such great partners as Tamara Karsavina and Anna Pavlova under the leadership of Sergei Diaghilev and choreographer Mikhail Fokin. He also danced with Isadora Duncan in Paris, learning from her and absorbing from other influences and traditions. In 1913 Nijinsky made his debut as a choreographer for the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with successful staging of ballets 'L'après-midi d'un faune' (1912, aka.. The Afternoon of a Faun), 'Jeux' (1913) on the music of Claude Debussy, and 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (1913, aka.. The Rite of Spring), for which Igor Stravinsky composed the famous score. At that time Nijinsky emerged as the most interesting and innovative male dancer who impressed audiences with his spectacular elevation in Grande Jeté, as well as his stage presence and his sensitive interpretations. In his performance of 'L'après-midi d'un faune' Nijinsky mimed masturbation with the scarf, causing an uproar known as "the greatest scandal of the cultural world" that split audiences and became the talk of Paris and beyond. However, Nijinsky said "I don't know what happened, I had an orgasm right there on stage" describing how he got that involved in his performance. He was defended by such figures as Auguste Rodin and Marcel Proust. -
1:27Vaslav Nijinsky - Unique Footage
Vaslav Nijinsky - Unique FootageVaslav Nijinsky - Unique Footage
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950). This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sacher Hotel in Vienna and walking down the street with an American reporter. It was shot mid September 1945 at the beginning of the allied occupation by Pathe or Paramount cameramen. Apparently there was also footage of Nijinsky seated with his wife, Romola, in Burggarden and of Nijinsky and one of the reporters walking through a park. This film now seems lost. Enjoy! -
4:08Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav NijinskyKyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky. This first is an interview to camera with Kyra Nijinsky, with the interviewer being none other than and appropriately Dame Margot Fonteyn. The second is a telephone interview with Tamara Nijinsky, conducted by the Los Angeles Times on 3rd November 1994. Here is the transcript of that second interview: Q: What do you remember from the years you lived with your father? A: Basically, I remember that he was a very, very quiet person. I just remember him sitting in an armchair by the mantelpiece, although when we were together he seemed to be always smiling like a delighted little boy and he was happy to see me. There was an understanding smile, although we never talked with words. Q: He literally never spoke to you? A: No, no, he didn't talk when I was with him. In the later years, he might have said something to my mother, but I didn't understand because it was in Russian (Tamara, whose first language is Hungarian, spoke only a little Russian) or he was so quiet. During World War II (when she lived apart from her father) my fiance and I went to visit him, and he loved sweets. Unfortunately, I inherited that. And we took, I think, three or four pieces of pastry, and he opened up (the parcel) and he practically inhaled them, two or three, he ate them with so much delight. Q: Do you have a sense of how much dancing meant to him? A: You and I, we come and go, and we take a breath and we do this and that, and we live this way. But for him, to express himself through dance was like breathing. It was as essential to his life and survival as breathing is to ours. When he got off the stage, he was like a vegetable. Q: What motivated him to take up visual art? A: I think he felt he needed to express himself. You know, certain drawings were done at a time when he was not able to dance because of (his internment in Budapest as a Russian during World War I), so he had an extreme need to express himself somehow. Q: What's your opinion of Peter Ostwald's 1991 book (Carol Publishing Group), "Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap into Madness"? (Ostwald, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, was the first to study hospital records and medical archives to analyze Nijinsky's mental state.) A: It's the best book ever written about my father, first because it is based on medical records, and because Ostwald went (to hospitals) in person and looked into the medical records. And, he wrote the book with so much empathy. I helped him a little bit too. Q: What did you discover from the book? A: I am certain if my father was alive today (and had access to contemporary medical care), he could function with some medication and create choreography. Maybe he wouldn't have danced, but he would have choreographed. Q: How did you cope with the sadness at your father's illness and mental decline? A: I am convinced that, especially in the beginning of the sickness, he knew . . . that something was happening to him and he was struggling desperately not to become ill, so that's a sadness. But . . . I learned in life that there are things that happen that are beyond me and it doesn't do any good to cry about them. I can't change them. Q: Some believe that Romola Nijinsky didn't seek the best care possible for your father and believe that she sought to gain financially from his fame. Where do you stand on this? A: She was a brilliant woman in her own right and you have to give her credit because she watched over Vaslav for 30 years after he became sick. She could have stuck him in a state asylum and said "forget it". People say she lived from the name of Nijinsky, but she supported him in the best circumstances possible. Maybe the means weren't always right, but the goal was. She was so dedicated sincerely to supporting him and after he died she survived 28 years and she traveled, she gave lectures, she made exhibitions (about him). To a certain extent, she kept his name alive. I hope you enjoy these two fascinating first-hand accounts of Vaslav Nijinsky! -
2:51The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- Trailer
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- TrailerThe Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- Trailer
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64:36Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps. Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in the world. In 1907 he graduated and became a member of the Imperial Ballet, starting at the rank of coryphée instead of in the corps de ballet, already taking starring roles. His sister Bronia also became a dancer and choreographer, working closely with him for much of his career. In 1909 he joined the Ballets Russes, a new ballet company started by Sergei Diaghilev. The impresario took Russian ballets in Paris, where high-quality productions such as those of the Imperial Ballet were not known. Nijinsky became the company's star male dancer, causing an enormous stir amongst audiences whenever he performed. In ordinary life he appeared unremarkable and was withdrawn in conversation. Diaghilev and Nijinsky became lovers; the Ballet Russes gave Nijinsky the chance to expand his art and experiment with dance and choreography; he created new directions for male dancers while becoming internationally famous. In 1912 Nijinsky began choreographing original ballets, including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) to music by Claude Debussy, Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). At the premier of Le Sacre du Printemps (1913) in Paris, with music by Igor Stravinsky, fights broke out in the audience between those who loved and hated this startling new style of ballet and music. Faune caused controversy because of its sexually suggestive final scene. Nijinsky originally conceived Jeux as a flirtatious interaction among three males, although Diaghilev insisted it be danced by one male and two females. In 1913 Nijinsky married Hungarian Romola de Pulszky while on tour with the company in South America. She had 'stalked' the company and Nijinsky since 1912. The marriage caused a break with Diaghilev, who soon dismissed Nijinsky from the company. The couple had two daughters together, Kyra and Tamara Nijinska. With no alternative employer available, Nijinsky tried to form his own company, but this was not a success. He was interned in Budapest, Hungary during World War I, under house arrest until 1916. He was finally permitted to leave after intervention by Diaghilev and international leaders; he was allowed to go to New York for an American tour. Calls for his release had been made by Alfonso XIII of Spain and President Wilson at the urging of Otto Kahn. Nijinsky became increasingly mentally unstable with the stresses of having to manage tours himself and deprived of opportunities to dance, which had always been his total obsession.[citation needed] After a tour of South America in 1917, and due to travel difficulties imposed by the war, the family settled in St. Moritz, Switzerland. His mental condition deteriorated; he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1919 and committed to an asylum for the first time. For the next 30 years, he was in and out of institutions, never dancing again in public. -
10:14Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky
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4:29Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in 'Giselle' in the Ballets Russes' Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky. Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy Award winning documentary 'A Portrait of Giselle'. The other unique extended interview was with Olga Spessivtzeva, uploaded on this channel as 'Olga Spessivtzeva - In Conversation With Anton Dolin'. I must say apart from everything else I love the sound of Tamara Karsavina's voice -- the deep resonant timbre and the beautiful and particular accents of rhythm and intonation. Enjoy! -
3:17Nijinsky 1912-L'Après-midi d'un Faune (full version)
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5:00The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)
The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)
Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε το 1913. Παρακολουθούμε το τέλος του έργου. Σε κάποιο χωριό στην παγανιστική Ρωσία, προκειμένου να εξευμενίσουν τον θεό της Άνοιξης, πρέπει να θυσιαστεί μια κοπέλα. Ο Θάνατος επέρχεται λόγω του συνεχούς εξαντλητικού χορού της κοπέλας.
'Vaslav Nijinsky' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
Actors: Anatole Taubman (actor), Gabriel Yared (composer), Mads Mikkelsen (actor), Marie-Noelle Hauville (miscellaneous crew), Erick Desmarestz (actor), Olivier Claverie (actor), Michel Ruhl (actor), Natacha Lindinger (actress), Jan Kounen (director), Jan Kounen (writer), Christophe Chauveau (miscellaneous crew), Francine Cathelain (miscellaneous crew), Nicolas Vaude (actor), Catherine Davenier (actress), Anton Yakovlev (actor),
Plot: Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is about to be performed. The revolutionary dissonances of Igor's work parallel Coco's radical ideas. She wants to democratize women's fashion; he wants to redefine musical taste. Coco attends the scandalous first performance of The Rite in a chic white dress. The music and ballet are criticized as too modern, too foreign. Coco is moved but Igor is inconsolable. Paris 1920, Coco is newly wealthy and successful but grief-stricken after Boy's death in a car crash. Igor, following the Russian Revolution is now a penniless refugee living in exile in Paris. Coco is introduced to Igor by Diaghilev, impresario of the Ballets Russes. The attraction between them is instant and electric. Coco invites Igor along with his wife - now sick with consumption - together with his four children and a menagerie of birds to stay at her new villa, Bel Respiro, in Garches.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, adultery, ampersand-in-title, art, ballet, bare-breasts, buttocks, cat-call, character-name-in-titleGenres: Drama, Music,
DayDreams of Rudolph Valentino (2006)
Actors: Christopher Riordan (producer), Christopher Riordan (actor), Frank Morriss (producer), Frank Morriss (editor), Ron Bissland (miscellaneous crew), Oleg Kapanets (producer), Rhona Meyers (costume designer), Gary Ballard (actor), Gabriele Iacovone (producer), Vladislav Kozlov (producer), Vladislav Kozlov (actor), Vladislav Kozlov (director), Vladislav Kozlov (writer), Irina Stemer (actress), Irina Stemer (producer),
Plot: This minimalist B/W silent short film depicts the last days of the famous film-icon of the 1920's, Rudolph Valentino. Having unsuccessfully undergone an operation to remove appendicitis Valentino develops peritonitis and slips into coma. While in the depths of his subconscious, Valentino has surrealistic visions of the last days of his life. Though he is passionately idolized by millions of women around the world, he is deeply unhappy in his private life. Valentino is deeply and hopelessly in love with his wife, who does not reciprocate his feelings. Though he has been dubbed "The Great Lover" and "The Sheik", he becomes submerged in obscurity and loneliness during his life. As he sees images from his life flash before him, he understands that fate, having given him fame and glory, has also taken from him the dearest and most important things in the life.
Genres: Drama, Short,Riot at the Rite (2005)
Actors: Steve Pemberton (actor), Griff Rhys Jones (actor), Peter Copley (actor), Andre Schneider (actor), Richard Hope (actor), William Diver (editor), Ross MacGibbon (producer), David Snodin (producer), Alex Jennings (actor), Peter Maniura (producer), Hilary Salmon (producer), Jonathan Aris (actor), Sara Dee (actress), Adam Garcia (actor), Alex Argenti (actress),
Plot: In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', danced by the Ballet Russes. The rehearsal process is extremely fraught: the orchestra dislike Stravinsky's harsh, atonal music; the dancers dislike the 'ugly' choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. The volatile, bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballet Russes' charismatic but manipulative impresario. Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinsky's success in 'L'apres-midi d'un faune'. Finally, 'The Rite of Spring' premieres to a gossip-loving, febrile, fashion-conscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits.
Keywords: ballet, ballet-dancer, based-on-ballet, paris-franceGenres: Music,
Quotes:
[discussing Stravinsky's sexuality]::Sergei Diaghilev: I've always had my suspicions about him: he makes Proust look like a docker.Anna Pavlova (1983)
Actors: Michael Powell (producer), Evgeniy Doga (composer), Natalya Fateeva (actress), Sergey Shakurov (actor), Viktor Sergachyov (actor), Anatoli Romashin (actor), Jacques Debary (actor), Roy Kinnear (actor), Bruce Forsyth (actor), Vsevolod Safonov (actor), Vsevolod Larionov (actor), James Fox (actor), Igor Dmitriev (actor), Michael Powell (editor), Martin Scorsese (actor),
Plot: The film is based on the biography of the legendary Russian ballerina 'Anna Pavlova (I)' (qv). She became an internationally regarded ballerina after her performances in 1909 with the Dyaghilev's Ballet in Paris and in London. Anna Pavlova eventually formed her own troupe. She made a successful world tour together with Viktor d'Andre, who was her husband and manager.
Keywords: ballerina, ballet, dance, paris-france, russia, theaterGenres: Biography, Drama, Music,
Nijinsky (1980)
Actors: Ronald Lacey (actor), William Reynolds (editor), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Wayne Fitzgerald (miscellaneous crew), Siân Phillips (actress), Alan Bates (actor), Harry Saltzman (producer), Herbert Ross (director), Jeremy Irons (actor), Ronald Pickup (actor), Colin Blakely (actor), June Brown (actress), Frederick Jaeger (actor), Janet Suzman (actress), Hugh Wheeler (writer),
Plot: Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant but headstrong premier danseur and aspiring choreographer of the Ballets Russes. The company is managed by the famous Sergei Diaghilev, himself a controlling and fiercely possessive impresario. The increasing tension between these powerful egos, exacerbated by homosexual desire and jealousy, becomes triangular when the young ballerina Romola de Pulsky determinedly attempts to draw the increasingly mentally unstable Nijinsky away from Diaghilev,
Keywords: 1910s, ambiguity, aphorism, applause, aristocrat, ballet, ballet-dancer, ballet-russe, bellboy, booingGenres: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance,
Taglines: Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky. A True Story. Life is the ultimate performance.
Valentino (1977)
Actors: Ken Russell (actor), Dudley Sutton (actor), Rudolf Nureyev (actor), Charles Farrell (actor), John Ratzenberger (actor), Seymour Cassel (actor), Bill McKinney (actor), John Alderson (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), David de Keyser (actor), Anton Diffring (actor), Huntz Hall (actor), Percy Herbert (actor), William Hootkins (actor), Peter Vaughan (actor),
Plot: In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino. Ballroom dancer Valentino manipulated his good looks and animal-like grace into a Hollywood career. His smouldering love making, tinged with a touch of masterful cruelty, expressed a sexuality which was at once both shocking and sensual.
Keywords: 1920s, actor, actress, adoration, adultery, american, american-flag, appendicitis, applause, archive-footageGenres: Biography, Drama,
Taglines: In life he was a movie star, in death he became a legend.
Nijinsky, Vaslav Filmography
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Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time. He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early age of 5, in 1895, at Christmas pageant show in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. There he had several stage performances with his little sister, Bronislava Njinska alongside his father and mother. In 1900 Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Ru...
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Vaslav Nijinsky - Unique Footage
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950). This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sacher Hotel in Vienna and walking down the street with an American reporter. It was shot mid September 1945 at the beginning of the allied occupation by Pathe or Paramount cameramen. Apparently there was also footage of Nijinsky seated with his wife, Romola, in Burggarden and of Nijinsky and one of the reporters walking through a park. This film now seems lost. Enjoy!
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Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky. This first is an interview to camera with Kyra Nijinsky, with the interviewer being none other than and appropriately Dame Margot Fonteyn. The second is a telephone interview with Tamara Nijinsky, conducted by the Los Angeles Times on 3rd November 1994. Here is the transcript of that second interview: Q: What do you remember from the years you lived with your father? A: Basically, I remember that he was a very, very quiet person. I just remember him sitting in an armchair by the mantelpiece, although when we were together he seemed to be always smiling like a delighted little boy and he was happy to see me. There was an understanding smile, although we never talked with wor...
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Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps. Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in t...
published: 09 Apr 2015 -
Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky
published: 12 Mar 2012 -
Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in 'Giselle' in the Ballets Russes' Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky. Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy Award winning documentary 'A Portrait of Giselle'. The other unique extended interview was with Olga Spessivtzeva, uploaded on this channel as 'Olga Spessivtzeva - In Conversation With Anton Dolin'. I must say apart from everything else I love the sound of Tamara Karsavina's voice -- t...
published: 10 Sep 2013 -
Nijinsky 1912-L'Après-midi d'un Faune (full version)
2012 Année centenaire de "L'Après-midi d'un Faune" Nijinsky as the faune in "L'Après-midi d'un Faune" Film Christian Comte (3'30) Digital reconstructions by Christian Comte http://thespiritoftheballetsrusses.blogspot.fr/2013_11_01_archive.html
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The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)
Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε το 1913. Παρακολουθούμε το τέλος του έργου. Σε κάποιο χωριό στην παγανιστική Ρωσία, προκειμένου να εξευμενίσουν τον θεό της Άνοιξης, πρέπει να θυσιαστεί μια κοπέλα. Ο Θάνατος επέρχεται λόγω του συνεχούς εξαντλητικού χορού της κοπέλας.
published: 01 Sep 2008
Rudolf Nureyev and Vaslav Nijinsky
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 09 Nov 2012
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Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet
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- Duration: 2:44
- Updated: 29 Jun 2013
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Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.
He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour...
Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.
He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early age of 5, in 1895, at Christmas pageant show in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. There he had several stage performances with his little sister, Bronislava Njinska alongside his father and mother.
In 1900 Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Russia. From 1900
1907 he studied dance and music at the Imperial School of Ballet,
graduating with honors as a ballet dancer. He made his professional debut on the stage of Mariinsky Theare in St. Petersburg. There his partners were none other than Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina. Nijinsky performed as the leading star of Mariinsky Ballet, as well as a guest star at Bolshoi Ballet. He appeared as Albert in 'Giselle', and as the princes in 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'. His astounding performances were marked by the height and lightness of his leaps, impressive movements, and intense charismatic personality. Nijinsky's stage presence enchanted both critics and audiences. Nijinsky became the attraction for many important patrons, such as the Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, and Prince Pavel Lvov. From 1907 - 1910 Nijinsky was the principal star of the Imperial Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. There he met impresario Sergei Diaghilev and became his protégé; Diaghilev heavily invested in development of Nijinsky's talent and ultimately made him one of the most respected dancers of all time.
In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev made Nijinsky the premier dancer with Ballets Russes. Nijinsky's complex relationship with Diaghilev would have a profound effect on his professional career as well as his personal life. In May 1909, on the sponsorship from Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, Diaghilev took Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova on their first and highly successful tour of Ballets Russes to Paris. During the seasons of 1909 - 1913 Nijinsky built his reputation having such great partners as Tamara Karsavina and Anna Pavlova under the leadership of Sergei Diaghilev and choreographer Mikhail Fokin. He also danced with Isadora Duncan in Paris, learning from her and absorbing from other influences and traditions. In 1913 Nijinsky made his debut as a choreographer for the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with successful staging of ballets 'L'après-midi d'un faune' (1912, aka.. The Afternoon of a Faun), 'Jeux' (1913) on the music of Claude Debussy, and 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (1913, aka.. The Rite of Spring), for which Igor Stravinsky composed the famous score. At that time Nijinsky emerged as the most interesting and innovative male dancer who impressed audiences with his spectacular elevation in Grande Jeté, as well as his stage presence and his sensitive interpretations. In his performance of 'L'après-midi d'un faune' Nijinsky mimed masturbation with the scarf, causing an uproar known as "the greatest scandal of the cultural world" that split audiences and became the talk of Paris and beyond. However, Nijinsky said "I don't know what happened, I had an orgasm right there on stage" describing how he got that involved in his performance. He was defended by such figures as Auguste Rodin and Marcel Proust.
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Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.
He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early age of 5, in 1895, at Christmas pageant show in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. There he had several stage performances with his little sister, Bronislava Njinska alongside his father and mother.
In 1900 Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg on a 7-year scholarship from the State of Russia. From 1900
1907 he studied dance and music at the Imperial School of Ballet,
graduating with honors as a ballet dancer. He made his professional debut on the stage of Mariinsky Theare in St. Petersburg. There his partners were none other than Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina. Nijinsky performed as the leading star of Mariinsky Ballet, as well as a guest star at Bolshoi Ballet. He appeared as Albert in 'Giselle', and as the princes in 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'. His astounding performances were marked by the height and lightness of his leaps, impressive movements, and intense charismatic personality. Nijinsky's stage presence enchanted both critics and audiences. Nijinsky became the attraction for many important patrons, such as the Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, and Prince Pavel Lvov. From 1907 - 1910 Nijinsky was the principal star of the Imperial Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. There he met impresario Sergei Diaghilev and became his protégé; Diaghilev heavily invested in development of Nijinsky's talent and ultimately made him one of the most respected dancers of all time.
In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev made Nijinsky the premier dancer with Ballets Russes. Nijinsky's complex relationship with Diaghilev would have a profound effect on his professional career as well as his personal life. In May 1909, on the sponsorship from Grand Prince Vladimir Romanoff, Diaghilev took Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova on their first and highly successful tour of Ballets Russes to Paris. During the seasons of 1909 - 1913 Nijinsky built his reputation having such great partners as Tamara Karsavina and Anna Pavlova under the leadership of Sergei Diaghilev and choreographer Mikhail Fokin. He also danced with Isadora Duncan in Paris, learning from her and absorbing from other influences and traditions. In 1913 Nijinsky made his debut as a choreographer for the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with successful staging of ballets 'L'après-midi d'un faune' (1912, aka.. The Afternoon of a Faun), 'Jeux' (1913) on the music of Claude Debussy, and 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (1913, aka.. The Rite of Spring), for which Igor Stravinsky composed the famous score. At that time Nijinsky emerged as the most interesting and innovative male dancer who impressed audiences with his spectacular elevation in Grande Jeté, as well as his stage presence and his sensitive interpretations. In his performance of 'L'après-midi d'un faune' Nijinsky mimed masturbation with the scarf, causing an uproar known as "the greatest scandal of the cultural world" that split audiences and became the talk of Paris and beyond. However, Nijinsky said "I don't know what happened, I had an orgasm right there on stage" describing how he got that involved in his performance. He was defended by such figures as Auguste Rodin and Marcel Proust.
- published: 29 Jun 2013
- views: 11166
Vaslav Nijinsky - Unique Footage
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- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 24511
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950).
This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sach...
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950).
This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sacher Hotel in Vienna and walking down the street with an American reporter.
It was shot mid September 1945 at the beginning of the allied occupation by Pathe or Paramount cameramen.
Apparently there was also footage of Nijinsky seated with his wife, Romola, in Burggarden and of Nijinsky and one of the reporters walking through a park. This film now seems lost.
Enjoy!
wn.com/Vaslav Nijinsky Unique Footage
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1888-1950).
This legendary dancer is seen here exiting the Sacher Hotel in Vienna and walking down the street with an American reporter.
It was shot mid September 1945 at the beginning of the allied occupation by Pathe or Paramount cameramen.
Apparently there was also footage of Nijinsky seated with his wife, Romola, in Burggarden and of Nijinsky and one of the reporters walking through a park. This film now seems lost.
Enjoy!
- published: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 24511
Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
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- Duration: 4:08
- Updated: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 15401
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky.
This first is an interview to camera with Kyra...
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky.
This first is an interview to camera with Kyra Nijinsky, with the interviewer being none other than and appropriately Dame Margot Fonteyn.
The second is a telephone interview with Tamara Nijinsky, conducted by the Los Angeles Times on 3rd November 1994. Here is the transcript of that second interview:
Q: What do you remember from the years you lived with your father?
A: Basically, I remember that he was a very, very quiet person. I just remember him sitting in an armchair by the mantelpiece, although when we were together he seemed to be always smiling like a delighted little boy and he was happy to see me. There was an understanding smile, although we never talked with words.
Q: He literally never spoke to you?
A: No, no, he didn't talk when I was with him. In the later years, he might have said something to my mother, but I didn't understand because it was in Russian (Tamara, whose first language is Hungarian, spoke only a little Russian) or he was so quiet. During World War II (when she lived apart from her father) my fiance and I went to visit him, and he loved sweets. Unfortunately, I inherited that. And we took, I think, three or four pieces of pastry, and he opened up (the parcel) and he practically inhaled them, two or three, he ate them with so much delight.
Q: Do you have a sense of how much dancing meant to him?
A: You and I, we come and go, and we take a breath and we do this and that, and we live this way. But for him, to express himself through dance was like breathing. It was as essential to his life and survival as breathing is to ours. When he got off the stage, he was like a vegetable.
Q: What motivated him to take up visual art?
A: I think he felt he needed to express himself. You know, certain drawings were done at a time when he was not able to dance because of (his internment in Budapest as a Russian during World War I), so he had an extreme need to express himself somehow.
Q: What's your opinion of Peter Ostwald's 1991 book (Carol Publishing Group), "Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap into Madness"? (Ostwald, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, was the first to study hospital records and medical archives to analyze Nijinsky's mental state.)
A: It's the best book ever written about my father, first because it is based on medical records, and because Ostwald went (to hospitals) in person and looked into the medical records. And, he wrote the book with so much empathy. I helped him a little bit too.
Q: What did you discover from the book?
A: I am certain if my father was alive today (and had access to contemporary medical care), he could function with some medication and create choreography. Maybe he wouldn't have danced, but he would have choreographed.
Q: How did you cope with the sadness at your father's illness and mental decline?
A: I am convinced that, especially in the beginning of the sickness, he knew . . . that something was happening to him and he was struggling desperately not to become ill, so that's a sadness. But . . . I learned in life that there are things that happen that are beyond me and it doesn't do any good to cry about them. I can't change them.
Q: Some believe that Romola Nijinsky didn't seek the best care possible for your father and believe that she sought to gain financially from his fame. Where do you stand on this?
A: She was a brilliant woman in her own right and you have to give her credit because she watched over Vaslav for 30 years after he became sick. She could have stuck him in a state asylum and said "forget it". People say she lived from the name of Nijinsky, but she supported him in the best circumstances possible. Maybe the means weren't always right, but the goal was. She was so dedicated sincerely to supporting him and after he died she survived 28 years and she traveled, she gave lectures, she made exhibitions (about him). To a certain extent, she kept his name alive.
I hope you enjoy these two fascinating first-hand accounts of Vaslav Nijinsky!
wn.com/Kyra And Tamara Nijinsky Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super star, Vaslav Nijinsky.
This first is an interview to camera with Kyra Nijinsky, with the interviewer being none other than and appropriately Dame Margot Fonteyn.
The second is a telephone interview with Tamara Nijinsky, conducted by the Los Angeles Times on 3rd November 1994. Here is the transcript of that second interview:
Q: What do you remember from the years you lived with your father?
A: Basically, I remember that he was a very, very quiet person. I just remember him sitting in an armchair by the mantelpiece, although when we were together he seemed to be always smiling like a delighted little boy and he was happy to see me. There was an understanding smile, although we never talked with words.
Q: He literally never spoke to you?
A: No, no, he didn't talk when I was with him. In the later years, he might have said something to my mother, but I didn't understand because it was in Russian (Tamara, whose first language is Hungarian, spoke only a little Russian) or he was so quiet. During World War II (when she lived apart from her father) my fiance and I went to visit him, and he loved sweets. Unfortunately, I inherited that. And we took, I think, three or four pieces of pastry, and he opened up (the parcel) and he practically inhaled them, two or three, he ate them with so much delight.
Q: Do you have a sense of how much dancing meant to him?
A: You and I, we come and go, and we take a breath and we do this and that, and we live this way. But for him, to express himself through dance was like breathing. It was as essential to his life and survival as breathing is to ours. When he got off the stage, he was like a vegetable.
Q: What motivated him to take up visual art?
A: I think he felt he needed to express himself. You know, certain drawings were done at a time when he was not able to dance because of (his internment in Budapest as a Russian during World War I), so he had an extreme need to express himself somehow.
Q: What's your opinion of Peter Ostwald's 1991 book (Carol Publishing Group), "Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap into Madness"? (Ostwald, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco, was the first to study hospital records and medical archives to analyze Nijinsky's mental state.)
A: It's the best book ever written about my father, first because it is based on medical records, and because Ostwald went (to hospitals) in person and looked into the medical records. And, he wrote the book with so much empathy. I helped him a little bit too.
Q: What did you discover from the book?
A: I am certain if my father was alive today (and had access to contemporary medical care), he could function with some medication and create choreography. Maybe he wouldn't have danced, but he would have choreographed.
Q: How did you cope with the sadness at your father's illness and mental decline?
A: I am convinced that, especially in the beginning of the sickness, he knew . . . that something was happening to him and he was struggling desperately not to become ill, so that's a sadness. But . . . I learned in life that there are things that happen that are beyond me and it doesn't do any good to cry about them. I can't change them.
Q: Some believe that Romola Nijinsky didn't seek the best care possible for your father and believe that she sought to gain financially from his fame. Where do you stand on this?
A: She was a brilliant woman in her own right and you have to give her credit because she watched over Vaslav for 30 years after he became sick. She could have stuck him in a state asylum and said "forget it". People say she lived from the name of Nijinsky, but she supported him in the best circumstances possible. Maybe the means weren't always right, but the goal was. She was so dedicated sincerely to supporting him and after he died she survived 28 years and she traveled, she gave lectures, she made exhibitions (about him). To a certain extent, she kept his name alive.
I hope you enjoy these two fascinating first-hand accounts of Vaslav Nijinsky!
- published: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 15401
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- Trailer
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Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
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- Duration: 64:36
- Updated: 09 Apr 2015
- views: 5970
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was c...
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in the world. In 1907 he graduated and became a member of the Imperial Ballet, starting at the rank of coryphée instead of in the corps de ballet, already taking starring roles. His sister Bronia also became a dancer and choreographer, working closely with him for much of his career.
In 1909 he joined the Ballets Russes, a new ballet company started by Sergei Diaghilev. The impresario took Russian ballets in Paris, where high-quality productions such as those of the Imperial Ballet were not known. Nijinsky became the company's star male dancer, causing an enormous stir amongst audiences whenever he performed. In ordinary life he appeared unremarkable and was withdrawn in conversation. Diaghilev and Nijinsky became lovers; the Ballet Russes gave Nijinsky the chance to expand his art and experiment with dance and choreography; he created new directions for male dancers while becoming internationally famous.
In 1912 Nijinsky began choreographing original ballets, including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) to music by Claude Debussy, Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). At the premier of Le Sacre du Printemps (1913) in Paris, with music by Igor Stravinsky, fights broke out in the audience between those who loved and hated this startling new style of ballet and music. Faune caused controversy because of its sexually suggestive final scene. Nijinsky originally conceived Jeux as a flirtatious interaction among three males, although Diaghilev insisted it be danced by one male and two females.
In 1913 Nijinsky married Hungarian Romola de Pulszky while on tour with the company in South America. She had 'stalked' the company and Nijinsky since 1912. The marriage caused a break with Diaghilev, who soon dismissed Nijinsky from the company. The couple had two daughters together, Kyra and Tamara Nijinska.
With no alternative employer available, Nijinsky tried to form his own company, but this was not a success. He was interned in Budapest, Hungary during World War I, under house arrest until 1916. He was finally permitted to leave after intervention by Diaghilev and international leaders; he was allowed to go to New York for an American tour. Calls for his release had been made by Alfonso XIII of Spain and President Wilson at the urging of Otto Kahn.
Nijinsky became increasingly mentally unstable with the stresses of having to manage tours himself and deprived of opportunities to dance, which had always been his total obsession.[citation needed] After a tour of South America in 1917, and due to travel difficulties imposed by the war, the family settled in St. Moritz, Switzerland. His mental condition deteriorated; he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1919 and committed to an asylum for the first time. For the next 30 years, he was in and out of institutions, never dancing again in public.
wn.com/Vaslav Nijinsky Documentary (With The Interpretation Of Haldun Soygür)
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.
Nijinsky was introduced to dance by his parents, who were senior dancers with the travelling Setov opera company, and his early childhood was spent touring with the company. His older brother Stanislav Fomitch and younger sister Bronislava Nijinska also became dancers. At age nine Nijinsky was accepted at the Imperial Ballet School (later known as the Maryinsky School) in St. Petersburg, the pre-eminent ballet school in the world. In 1907 he graduated and became a member of the Imperial Ballet, starting at the rank of coryphée instead of in the corps de ballet, already taking starring roles. His sister Bronia also became a dancer and choreographer, working closely with him for much of his career.
In 1909 he joined the Ballets Russes, a new ballet company started by Sergei Diaghilev. The impresario took Russian ballets in Paris, where high-quality productions such as those of the Imperial Ballet were not known. Nijinsky became the company's star male dancer, causing an enormous stir amongst audiences whenever he performed. In ordinary life he appeared unremarkable and was withdrawn in conversation. Diaghilev and Nijinsky became lovers; the Ballet Russes gave Nijinsky the chance to expand his art and experiment with dance and choreography; he created new directions for male dancers while becoming internationally famous.
In 1912 Nijinsky began choreographing original ballets, including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) to music by Claude Debussy, Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). At the premier of Le Sacre du Printemps (1913) in Paris, with music by Igor Stravinsky, fights broke out in the audience between those who loved and hated this startling new style of ballet and music. Faune caused controversy because of its sexually suggestive final scene. Nijinsky originally conceived Jeux as a flirtatious interaction among three males, although Diaghilev insisted it be danced by one male and two females.
In 1913 Nijinsky married Hungarian Romola de Pulszky while on tour with the company in South America. She had 'stalked' the company and Nijinsky since 1912. The marriage caused a break with Diaghilev, who soon dismissed Nijinsky from the company. The couple had two daughters together, Kyra and Tamara Nijinska.
With no alternative employer available, Nijinsky tried to form his own company, but this was not a success. He was interned in Budapest, Hungary during World War I, under house arrest until 1916. He was finally permitted to leave after intervention by Diaghilev and international leaders; he was allowed to go to New York for an American tour. Calls for his release had been made by Alfonso XIII of Spain and President Wilson at the urging of Otto Kahn.
Nijinsky became increasingly mentally unstable with the stresses of having to manage tours himself and deprived of opportunities to dance, which had always been his total obsession.[citation needed] After a tour of South America in 1917, and due to travel difficulties imposed by the war, the family settled in St. Moritz, Switzerland. His mental condition deteriorated; he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1919 and committed to an asylum for the first time. For the next 30 years, he was in and out of institutions, never dancing again in public.
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Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky
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Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
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Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role i...
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in 'Giselle' in the Ballets Russes' Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky.
Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy Award winning documentary 'A Portrait of Giselle'.
The other unique extended interview was with Olga Spessivtzeva, uploaded on this channel as 'Olga Spessivtzeva - In Conversation With Anton Dolin'.
I must say apart from everything else I love the sound of Tamara Karsavina's voice -- the deep resonant timbre and the beautiful and particular accents of rhythm and intonation.
Enjoy!
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Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was interviewed by Sir Anton Dolin around 1976 about dancing the title role in 'Giselle' in the Ballets Russes' Paris season of 1910. Her partner was Vaslav Nijinsky.
Dolin also spoke with other legendary Giselles, such as Alicia Alonso, Yvette Charivé, Carla Fracci, Tamara Karsavina Natalia Makarova, Dame Alicia Markova, Olga Spessivtzeva and Galina Ulanova, with these interviews all being gathered up into the 1982 Academy Award winning documentary 'A Portrait of Giselle'.
The other unique extended interview was with Olga Spessivtzeva, uploaded on this channel as 'Olga Spessivtzeva - In Conversation With Anton Dolin'.
I must say apart from everything else I love the sound of Tamara Karsavina's voice -- the deep resonant timbre and the beautiful and particular accents of rhythm and intonation.
Enjoy!
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Nijinsky 1912-L'Après-midi d'un Faune (full version)
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- Duration: 3:17
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2012 Année centenaire de "L'Après-midi d'un Faune"
Nijinsky as the faune in "L'Après-midi d'un Faune"
Film Christian Comte (3'30)
Digital reconstructions by Ch...
2012 Année centenaire de "L'Après-midi d'un Faune"
Nijinsky as the faune in "L'Après-midi d'un Faune"
Film Christian Comte (3'30)
Digital reconstructions by Christian Comte
http://thespiritoftheballetsrusses.blogspot.fr/2013_11_01_archive.html
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The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)
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Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε ...
Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε το 1913. Παρακολουθούμε το τέλος του έργου. Σε κάποιο χωριό στην παγανιστική Ρωσία, προκειμένου να εξευμενίσουν τον θεό της Άνοιξης, πρέπει να θυσιαστεί μια κοπέλα. Ο Θάνατος επέρχεται λόγω του συνεχούς εξαντλητικού χορού της κοπέλας.
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Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είναι στην περίφημη Χορογραφία του Θρυλικού Νιζίνσκυ όπως πρωτοανεβάστηκε το 1913. Παρακολουθούμε το τέλος του έργου. Σε κάποιο χωριό στην παγανιστική Ρωσία, προκειμένου να εξευμενίσουν τον θεό της Άνοιξης, πρέπει να θυσιαστεί μια κοπέλα. Ο Θάνατος επέρχεται λόγω του συνεχούς εξαντλητικού χορού της κοπέλας.
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Tunic Worn by Vaslav Nijinsky - Ballets Russes Production of 'Le Dieu Bleu' (1912)
In 1987, the National Gallery of Australia purchased a costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in 'Le Dieu Bleu'. The ballet was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to music by Reynaldo Hahn and with costumes and sets by Léon Bakst. That the costume was Nijinsky's and that it is genuine seems supported by the dancer's name on the lining and by a customs marks for entry into Germany for the 1912 Ballets Russes tour in that country. As only a few performances of this work were given after its premier in 1912, it can be assumed that this costume was worn only by Nijinsky. What is quite fascinating for me is that there is Dieu Bleu blue body paint on the inner lining of the tunic, make-up that would probably have been transferred from Nijinsky's body during performance. The excellent condition of the...
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Dame Margot Fonteyne on Nijinsky 1979.wmv
In an excerpt from a 1979 documentary, Dame Margot Fonteyne, whose ballet career began before the invention of the wheel. speaks about Nijinsky, not Martha Graham or anyone in the 1930's, who wrote the first experimental ballet with Le Sacre du Printemps in 1913, the ballet to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring which caused a riot in Paris and played only 7 times. Fonteyne speaks carefully of the injustices heaped upon the young dancer and choreographer and then with Nijinsky's daughter Kyra about his subsequent institutionalization. She would die before the reconstruction of his incredible choreography was performed by the Joffrey Ballet. Kyra was alive but all roads lead to nowhere on her and I think she have gone mad. She seems half way there in this interview.
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Oleg Menshikov Nijinsky jump
jump from play "Nijinski".Theatre performance 1993 in Russia, Moscow, starring Oleg Menshikov and Aleksandr Feklistov. Visit the English version of the site http://www.menshikov.ru/eng/ for more video files, film reviews, photos and interview of Oleg Menshikov.
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03~04 Trophee Lalique LP_ Tribute to Nijinski + interview (abc)
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Tunic Worn by Vaslav Nijinsky - Ballets Russes Production of 'Le Dieu Bleu' (1912)
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 31 Aug 2013
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In 1987, the National Gallery of Australia purchased a costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in 'Le Dieu Bleu'.
The ballet was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to mus...
In 1987, the National Gallery of Australia purchased a costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in 'Le Dieu Bleu'.
The ballet was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to music by Reynaldo Hahn and with costumes and sets by Léon Bakst.
That the costume was Nijinsky's and that it is genuine seems supported by the dancer's name on the lining and by a customs marks for entry into Germany for the 1912 Ballets Russes tour in that country. As only a few performances of this work were given after its premier in 1912, it can be assumed that this costume was worn only by Nijinsky.
What is quite fascinating for me is that there is Dieu Bleu blue body paint on the inner lining of the tunic, make-up that would probably have been transferred from Nijinsky's body during performance.
The excellent condition of the tunic can be ascribed to it being so little used. And also to the fact that it was made by two of the top Parisian costumiers of the time, M. Landoff and Marie Muelle. Madame Muelle in particular is known to have insisted that only the best quality fabrics be used and that decorative elements be appliquéd or embroidered rather than stencilled onto the fabric. She was also said to have had a secret metal thread that never tarnished.
I've put together a selection of images related to the ballet and to the costumes together with an interview with Debbie Ward, Head of Conservation at the Gallery.
The notes that accompany the interview on the Gallery's internet site state:
'The costume is largely made from silk, satin, velvet ribbon, braid and embroidery thread, although set against the luxury silken fabrics are panels made from a simpler cotton or rayon material patterned with a floral, lotus-inspired design. The tunic's dominant colours are pink, blue, gold and green and black and triangular and diamond patterns sit beside curves and half circles. Emerald green jewel-like sequins spill down strips of olive green braid.
Some parts of the tunic have been machine stitched. Others have been sewn by hand. The faux mother of pearl decorations along the hem of the tunic, for example, were hand sewn onto the fabric and the tacking stitches joining them together in a row can be seen where some of the decorations, now extremely fragile, have fallen off. The tunic has a row of metal fasteners, hooks and eyes, running right down the back—no zips, no Velcro in those days. Nijinsky would have simply held out his arms as the tunic was slipped on by his dresser, who would then have hooked him into the costume.'
What is particularly good about this film footage is that the camera gets up very close to the costume itself so you see detail that is usually inaccessible -- even in a museum context.
Enjoy!
wn.com/Tunic Worn By Vaslav Nijinsky Ballets Russes Production Of 'Le Dieu Bleu' (1912)
In 1987, the National Gallery of Australia purchased a costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in 'Le Dieu Bleu'.
The ballet was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to music by Reynaldo Hahn and with costumes and sets by Léon Bakst.
That the costume was Nijinsky's and that it is genuine seems supported by the dancer's name on the lining and by a customs marks for entry into Germany for the 1912 Ballets Russes tour in that country. As only a few performances of this work were given after its premier in 1912, it can be assumed that this costume was worn only by Nijinsky.
What is quite fascinating for me is that there is Dieu Bleu blue body paint on the inner lining of the tunic, make-up that would probably have been transferred from Nijinsky's body during performance.
The excellent condition of the tunic can be ascribed to it being so little used. And also to the fact that it was made by two of the top Parisian costumiers of the time, M. Landoff and Marie Muelle. Madame Muelle in particular is known to have insisted that only the best quality fabrics be used and that decorative elements be appliquéd or embroidered rather than stencilled onto the fabric. She was also said to have had a secret metal thread that never tarnished.
I've put together a selection of images related to the ballet and to the costumes together with an interview with Debbie Ward, Head of Conservation at the Gallery.
The notes that accompany the interview on the Gallery's internet site state:
'The costume is largely made from silk, satin, velvet ribbon, braid and embroidery thread, although set against the luxury silken fabrics are panels made from a simpler cotton or rayon material patterned with a floral, lotus-inspired design. The tunic's dominant colours are pink, blue, gold and green and black and triangular and diamond patterns sit beside curves and half circles. Emerald green jewel-like sequins spill down strips of olive green braid.
Some parts of the tunic have been machine stitched. Others have been sewn by hand. The faux mother of pearl decorations along the hem of the tunic, for example, were hand sewn onto the fabric and the tacking stitches joining them together in a row can be seen where some of the decorations, now extremely fragile, have fallen off. The tunic has a row of metal fasteners, hooks and eyes, running right down the back—no zips, no Velcro in those days. Nijinsky would have simply held out his arms as the tunic was slipped on by his dresser, who would then have hooked him into the costume.'
What is particularly good about this film footage is that the camera gets up very close to the costume itself so you see detail that is usually inaccessible -- even in a museum context.
Enjoy!
- published: 31 Aug 2013
- views: 1533
Dame Margot Fonteyne on Nijinsky 1979.wmv
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- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 29 Mar 2010
- views: 1717
In an excerpt from a 1979 documentary, Dame Margot Fonteyne, whose ballet career began before the invention of the wheel. speaks about Nijinsky, not Martha Grah...
In an excerpt from a 1979 documentary, Dame Margot Fonteyne, whose ballet career began before the invention of the wheel. speaks about Nijinsky, not Martha Graham or anyone in the 1930's, who wrote the first experimental ballet with Le Sacre du Printemps in 1913, the ballet to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring which caused a riot in Paris and played only 7 times. Fonteyne speaks carefully of the injustices heaped upon the young dancer and choreographer and then with Nijinsky's daughter Kyra about his subsequent institutionalization. She would die before the reconstruction of his incredible choreography was performed by the Joffrey Ballet. Kyra was alive but all roads lead to nowhere on her and I think she have gone mad. She seems half way there in this interview.
wn.com/Dame Margot Fonteyne On Nijinsky 1979.Wmv
In an excerpt from a 1979 documentary, Dame Margot Fonteyne, whose ballet career began before the invention of the wheel. speaks about Nijinsky, not Martha Graham or anyone in the 1930's, who wrote the first experimental ballet with Le Sacre du Printemps in 1913, the ballet to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring which caused a riot in Paris and played only 7 times. Fonteyne speaks carefully of the injustices heaped upon the young dancer and choreographer and then with Nijinsky's daughter Kyra about his subsequent institutionalization. She would die before the reconstruction of his incredible choreography was performed by the Joffrey Ballet. Kyra was alive but all roads lead to nowhere on her and I think she have gone mad. She seems half way there in this interview.
- published: 29 Mar 2010
- views: 1717
Oleg Menshikov Nijinsky jump
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- Duration: 1:25
- Updated: 16 Jul 2008
- views: 24460
jump from play "Nijinski".Theatre performance 1993 in Russia, Moscow, starring Oleg Menshikov and Aleksandr Feklistov. Visit the English version of the site htt...
jump from play "Nijinski".Theatre performance 1993 in Russia, Moscow, starring Oleg Menshikov and Aleksandr Feklistov. Visit the English version of the site http://www.menshikov.ru/eng/ for more video files, film reviews, photos and interview of Oleg Menshikov.
wn.com/Oleg Menshikov Nijinsky Jump
jump from play "Nijinski".Theatre performance 1993 in Russia, Moscow, starring Oleg Menshikov and Aleksandr Feklistov. Visit the English version of the site http://www.menshikov.ru/eng/ for more video files, film reviews, photos and interview of Oleg Menshikov.
- published: 16 Jul 2008
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03~04 Trophee Lalique LP_ Tribute to Nijinski + interview (abc)
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- Duration: 6:50
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- published: 08 Mar 2010
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Rudolf Nureyev and Vaslav Nijinsky
Rudolf Nureyev and Vaslav Nijinsky
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Rudolf Nureyev and Vaslav Nijinsky
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Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet
Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.
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Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet
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Vaslav Nijinsky - Unique Footage
This is probably unique footage of perhaps the greatest Ballets Russes dancer, Vaslav Niji...
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Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
These are two fascinating interviews with the daughters of legendary Ballets Russes super ...
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Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
Kyra and Tamara Nijinsky - Interviewed About Their Father, Vaslav Nijinsky
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The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- Trailer
Vaslav Nijinsky
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The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky --- Trailer
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Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
Vaslav Nijinsky 1889-1950 was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent,...
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Vaslav Nijinsky documentary (with the interpretation of Haldun Soygür)
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Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky
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Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the legendary prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, was int...
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Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
Tamara Karsavina On Dancing in 'Giselle' with Vaslav Nijinsky in Paris in 1910
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Nijinsky 1912-L'Après-midi d'un Faune (full version)
2012 Année centenaire de "L'Après-midi d'un Faune"
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The Rite of Spring-NIJINSKY (1913)
Η ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΟΙΞΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΡΑΒΙΝΣΚΥ, ΘΕΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΡΓΟ-ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ. Εδώ είνα...
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Tunic Worn by Vaslav Nijinsky - Ballets Russes Production of 'Le Dieu Bleu' (1912)
In 1987, the National Gallery of Australia purchased a costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in ...
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Dame Margot Fonteyne on Nijinsky 1979.wmv
In an excerpt from a 1979 documentary, Dame Margot Fonteyne, whose ballet career began bef...
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Oleg Menshikov Nijinsky jump
jump from play "Nijinski".Theatre performance 1993 in Russia, Moscow, starring Oleg Menshi...
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Oleg Menshikov Nijinsky jump
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03~04 Trophee Lalique LP_ Tribute to Nijinski + interview (abc)
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Charlotte police chief refuses to release shooting video
Edit Syracuse 23 Sep 2016
ATLANTA (AP) — Two police shootings, both recorded by police. In one city, the police recordings were released almost immediately and protests remained calm. In the other, the chief has so far refused to provide the videos to the public and violent protests have wrought destruction in the heart of the city. Two different outcomes that raise some key questions ... "There's a knee jerk reaction on the part of police departments ... He added ... ....
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British Man Who Lived Like A Goat Wins Parody Nobel Prize
Edit WorldNews.com 23 Sep 2016
Two men who individually changed their perspectives of living as humans and instead lived as a variety of other animals were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes for scientific research, The Independent reported. One of the men, Thomas Thwaites, designed prosthetic limbs that allowed him to walk on all fours, lived as a goat for three days, the report said. He published his research in the book “GoatMan ... ....
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‘Doomsday Today in Aleppo’: Assad and Russian Forces Bombard City
Edit New York Times 23 Sep 2016
A clear sign that the Syrian government has returned to trying to stamp out the rebel movement and seize ground through military force ... ....
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Philippines signals it wants to bring back death penalty just so it can execute Australian paedophile
Edit The Independent 23 Sep 2016
Prosecutors in the Philippines are calling for the death penalty to be reintroduced as punishment for alleged Australian child sex abuser Peter Scully ... He has pleaded not guilty ... ....
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Star Nijinsky, Goldberg, New Crown and Mahogany please
Edit The Hindu 22 Sep 2016
Star Nijinsky, Goldberg, New Crown and Mahogany pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Sept. 22). Inner sand.. 1000m. Madame Bovary (Irvan Singh) 1-7, 600/39.5. Strode out well. Outer sand.. 600m. Romantic Helen (rb) 44. Worked well. 1000m. One To Note (rb) 1-15, 600/43.5. Moved well ... Moved on the bit ... They pleased. 1200m ... Easy ... Star Nijinsky (Srinath) 1-55, 1,400/1-39, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11, 600/43.5 ... ....
Meet the bad boy of ballet
Edit New York Post 21 Sep 2016
Pants, $925 at Issey Miyake, 119 Hudson St. Photo. Don Flood. Skirt, $770 at DSquared2, 402 W. Broadway. Photo. Don Flood. Topman Design robe, $290 at Topman, 608 Fifth Ave. Photo. Don Flood. Jeans, $498 at JohnElliott.com. Photo. Don Flood. Shirt, $1,095 at Lanvin, 807 Madison Ave.; Tights, Shoes. Sergei's own ... Ad ... 8 ... It’s tempting to say the same of the lithe and passionate Polunin, though most prefer to call him the new Nureyev, the next Nijinsky....
Bedlam: the asylum and beyond (Wellcome Trust)
Edit Public Technologies 15 Sep 2016
(Source. Wellcome Trust). Bedlam has long been a byword for chaos ... Through the lens of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, London, 'Bedlam ... Emphasising the lived experiences of individuals, the exhibition features over 150 objects and archival materials, including patient art from Adolf Wölfli, Vaslav Nijinsky and Richard Dadd, alongside works by contemporary artists, including Eva Kot'átková, Shana Moulton, Javier Tellez and the 'Madlove....
A Celebration of Indian Dance, History and Textiles at Reading Central Library (14/09/2016) (Reading Borough Council)
Edit Public Technologies 14 Sep 2016
(Source. Reading Borough Council). The free all day event on Saturday 24th September is being hosted at Reading Central Library ... 11am - 5pm Our Fabrics Tell Our Family Histories ... ENDS. Notes for Editors. ... PHOTOCALL ... Dubbed the Nijinsky of India, Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November 1912- 12 October 2003), was an Indian dancer and choreographer who performed mostly as a soloist and toured extensively throughout his lengthy career ... (noodl....
Arts News Vaslav Nijinsky's Life On Stage
Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13 Sep 2016
Before his descent into madness Vaslav Nijinsky changed dance forever with his extraordinary leaps and shockingly sensual choreography. The Australian Ballet is staging a work based on his astonishing rise and fall ... ....
Donald Trump, Sex Pistol
Edit The Atlantic 13 Sep 2016
It’s May 29, 1913, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet Le Sacre du Printemps, with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. A bassoon plays a brief wooing motif, then the orchestra condenses into heavy-metal downstrokes, the crouched ballerinas unbend and start bouncing like pagan robots, and boom, the place erupts. Roarings, punch-ups; someone (so goes the legend) challenges someone else to a duel....
The Mix 10/9/2016
Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 Sep 2016
This week on The Mix. a beatboxing workshop with the inimitable Beardyman, the Australian Ballets tribute to Russian legend Nijinsky, David Campbell channels Bobby Darin and a look at contemporary Australian screenwriting ... ....
Race out of the stalls to South Tipp
Edit Irish Independent 09 Sep 2016
... world such famous horses as Nijinsky and Sadler's Wells....
St Leger 2016: Our full guide
Edit Sporting Life 09 Sep 2016
West Australian, trained in Malton by John Scott, became the first winner of the Triple Crown, encompassing the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger (the three Classics open to colts) in 1853, a feat that only 14 other horses have achieved since, most recently Nijinsky in 1970 ... Nijinsky became the 15th and latest holder of the Triple Crown....
Nijinsky review: Passion meets frailty in triumphant performance
Edit Canberra Times 08 Sep 2016
If Vaslav Nijinsky reclaimed the centre stage for male dancers in the early 20th century, the men of the Australian Ballet certainly claim it here ... ....
St Leger 2016: Full meeting guide
Edit Sporting Life 08 Sep 2016
West Australian, trained in Malton by John Scott, became the first winner of the Triple Crown, encompassing the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger (the three Classics open to colts) in 1853, a feat that only 14 other horses have achieved since, most recently Nijinsky in 1970 ... Nijinsky became the 15th and latest holder of the Triple Crown....
Desert God pleases
Edit The Hindu 07 Sep 2016
Desert God, Ice Glacier, Wind Wonder, King Julien and Super Force pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Sept. 7). Outer sand.. 600m. Diva (rb) 45. Easy. Royal Rein (Shobhan) 42.5. Moved well ... Former finished four lengths ahead ... Patel) 46 ... Star Nijinsky (rb) 46 ... ....
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