Word: vaslav
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DIED. Tamara Karsavina, 93, regal Russian ballerina who danced with the legendary Vaslav Nijinsky; in London. Karsavina first danced with the Maryinsky (now the Kirov) Ballet, then joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes for their first Paris season in 1909. A dancer of great beauty who made her every gesture expressive, she was often contrasted with her more classical colleague, Anna Pavlova. After the Russian Revolution she fled to England, where she became the country's best-loved dancer, appearing as a guest artist through the 1920s. She later worked with English Choreographer Frederick Ashton, advised Prima Ballerina...
There have been a handful of such dancers in this century. In his brief time (1908-17), Vaslav Nijinsky's wild genius established itself as the mythic standard against which all premiers danseurs will apparently always be judged. In the '50s and early '60s, Erik Bruhn, 46, now resident producer of the National Ballet of Canada, dominated ballet with sheer elegance. His style was pure and restrained, his partnering impeccable. If anything his reputation has increased since his retirement. He has an enormous following and will dance again this summer at A.B.T. When Rudolf Nureyev burst upon...
Died. Bronislava Nijinska, 81, grande dame of neoclassical ballet; of a heart attack; in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Though overshadowed for a time by her famous brother Vaslav Nijinsky, she built her own durable reputation as a choreographer, dance mistress and inspiration of two generations of ballet performers. While ballet in the early part of the century stressed costume and dramatic content, La Nijinska helped re-establish the importance of pure dance through her creations Les Biches and Les Noces...