Nijinsky

[ni-zhin-skee, -jin-; Russian nyi-zhin-skyee]

noun

Vas·lav or Was·law

[vah-sluh f] /ˈvɑ sləf/, 1890–1950, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.

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Contemporary Examples of nijinsky

My father assembled the most important private collection of Nijinsky photographs.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History
Anthony Haden-Guest
September 15, 2014

Historical Examples of nijinsky

Nijinsky, in the years when Pavlova was still in the ballet, was allowed to have talent.
The Russian Ballet
Ellen Terry
The grave young Nijinsky is transformed into a mischievous child!
The Russian Ballet
Ellen Terry
There is, indeed, the quality of a dream about the characters Nijinsky presents to us.
Interpreters
Carl Van Vechten
And how few of us can view the art of Nijinsky without emotion!
Interpreters
Carl Van Vechten
During the whole performance I was at Nijinsky's side in the wings.
An Autobiography
Igor Stravinsky

British Dictionary definitions for nijinsky

Nijinsky

noun

Waslaw or Vaslaw (vatsˈlaf). 1890–1950, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, who was associated with Diaghilev. His creations include settings of Stravinsky's Petrushka and The Rite of Spring

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