Baryshnikov

American

[buh-rish-ni-kawf, -kof, buh-rish-nyi-kuhf] / bəˈrɪʃ nɪˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, bʌˈrɪʃ nyɪ kəf /

noun

Mikhail born 1948, Latvian-American ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Soviet Latvia: U.S. citizen since 1986, and dual U.S.-Latvian citizen since 2017.

Baryshnikov British

/ bəˈrɪʃnɪkɒf /

noun

Mikhail . born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre

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We were able to grab Yuval out of his rehearsal for the groundbreaking opera he was directing, “The Comet/Poppea,” in a studio next door at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in NYC.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

She often appeared as a guest artist with companies around the world and performed memorable pieces, including 1976’s “Pas de Duke” with ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

American Ballet Theatre “Other Dances,” a classic by Jerome Robbins, originally danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova and set to Chopin mazurkas and a waltz.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Baryshnikov, possessed of such expressive grace, conveys all of this unshowily.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Then there were the Eastsiders and Westsiders too famous to even approach, such as Woody Allen, Bob Hope and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

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