Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950

LC control no.	n 80001523
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Nijinski, Waslav, 1890-1950 Niżiński, Wacław, 1890-1950 Nizhinskiĭ, Vat︠s︡lav Fomich, 1890-1950 Nijinsky, Vaslav Fomitch, 1890-1950 Nižinskij, Vaslav, 1890-1950 Нижинский, Вацлав, 1890-1950
Associated country	Russia
Birth date	1890
Death date	1950-04-08
Place of birth	Kyïv (Ukraine)
Place of death	London (England)
Field of activity	Ballet Choreography
Affiliation	Ballets russes
Profession or occupation	Ballet dancers Choreographers
Special note	Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Nijinsky dancing, 1955, c1953. L'Après-midi d'un faune, 1982: t.p. (Nijinski) p. 33 (Vaslav Nijinski) Russkiĭ balet, 1997: p. 325 (Nizhinskiĭ Vat︠s︡lav Fomich; b. 12-17-1889 (old style), 2-28 (3-12) 1890 in Kiev, d. 04-08-1950 in London; artist and balletmaster, the son of Polish dancers) Chuvstvo, 2000: t.p. (Vat︠s︡lav Nizhinskiĭ) p. 9 (date of birth uncertain; some sources give 12 March and others 17 December 1889 while certain encyclopedias list 1890; he was born in Kiev and baptized in Warsaw) Vaslav Nižinskij, c2008 Wikipedia, Aug. 5, 2013 (Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (Russian: Ва́цлав Фоми́ч Нижи́нский; Polish: Wacław Niżyński; Ukrainian: Ва́цлав Томович Ніжи́нський; born March 12, 1889 or 1890 in Kiev; died April 8, 1950 in London; ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He grew to be celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was know for his ability to perform seemingly gravity-defying leaps. At age 9 he joined the Imperial Ballet School in St Petersburg; in 1909 he joined the Ballets Russes, a new ballet company started by Sergei Diaghilev. The choreographer and dancer Bronislava Nijinska was his sister and worked with him much of his career)