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Bronislava Nijinska (/ ˌ b r ɒ n ɪ ˈ s l ɑː v ə n ɪ ˈ (d) ʒ ɪ n s k ə /; Polish: Bronisława Niżyńska [brɔɲiˈswava ɲiˈʐɨj̃ska]; Russian: Бронисла́ва Фоми́нична Нижи́нская, romanized: Bronisláva Fomínična Nižínskaja; Belarusian: Браніслава Ніжынская ...
May 1, 2024 · Bronislava Nijinska (born Jan. 8, 1891, Minsk, Russia—died Feb. 21, 1972, Pacific Palisades, Calif., U.S.) was a Russian-born U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg and joined the Mariinsky Theatre company in 1908.
Mar 14, 2023 · Nijinska — who was born in 1891 in Minsk and died in 1972 in Los Angeles — was the younger sister of Vaslav Nijinsky. His mythic status as a dancer and revolutionary choreographer has...
Jan 8, 2021 · Ballet was no different, and dancer and choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, a Minsk-born Pole, was an instrumental force in redirecting the choreographic cannon towards a vision of process and motion. Despite her pioneering choreography, Nijinska’s legacy is often overshadowed by that of her brother, ballet dancer and choreographer ...
Aug 20, 2013 · Bronislava Nijinska, the sister of famed ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, was a pioneer of the modern tradition of ballet. In spring 2013, Lynn Garafola was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her research on Nijinska.
With striking shapes and probing themes, choreographer Bronislava Nijinska helped remake ballet for the 20th century.
Feb 1, 2016 · Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was one of the most innovative choreographers of the 20th century although her reputation now rests largely on two of the ballets she created for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Les Noces (1923) and Les Biches (1924).
Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was a dancer, teacher, and a significant artist in the development of twentieth-century ballet choreography. Nijinska studied ballet at the school of the Maryinsky Theater of Saint Petersburg, along with her celebrity brother, Vaslav Nijinsky.
Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972) was the younger sister of Vaslav Nijinsky, Diaghilev’s greatest male dancer. She was a long-time member of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, dancing many solo roles. She eventually became the company’s principal choreographer - from which time she was identified in programs as “La Nijinska,” a distinction ...
Bronislava Nijinska Collection The collection of notable dancer, choreographer and teacher Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) contains a diverse variety of materials documenting dance and the arts in the twentieth century.
