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George Balanchine (real name Georgei Melitonovitch Balinchinvadze), St. Petersburg-born alumnus of the Russian Imperial Ballet and the late great Diaghilev troupe, husband of Ballerina Vera Zorina. He has recently divided his time between
Leonide Massine. Diaghilev alumnus, specialist in grotesque character dancing, creator of some 40 successful ballets, now with the Ballet Theatre. A decade ago Massine churned an esthetic storm with his ambitious, often impenetrably symbolic ballets. Since then he has reverted to the bumptious, exuberant, satirical style of his most admired works (Gaité Parisienne, Three-Cornered Hat, La Boutique Fantasque, Mademoiselle Angot...
Bronislava Nijinska, Diaghilev alumna, sister of the great Vaslav Nijinsky, and currently No. 1 choreographer for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo...
After three years of methodical study Lillian was picked by the Ballet Russe's late great Impresario Sergei Diaghilev for the title role in Nightingale. Youngest ballerina in the history of Diaghilev's troupe, 13-year-old Lillian Marks became Alicia Markova, with a special permit from the London County Council exempting her from regular school classes. For 14 years she toured Europe and, as war approached, moved...
Born in Moscow in 1898 of wealthy, aristocratic parents, Painter Tchelitchew fled from the Russian Revolution in 1918. In Berlin Tchelitchew was encouraged by renowned Ballet Master Sergei Diaghilev, is now considered "one of the few great stage designers of his period." But Gertrude Stein discovered Tchelitchew as a painter. Explained Miss Stein, after seeing his Basket of Strawberries: "This is why there is no flower this is why there is no flower in color this is why there...