Vaslav Nijinsky
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Vaslav Nijinsky (12 March 1889 - 8 April 1950) was a male dancer considered among the greatest of the 20th century. He is closely associated with the Ballet Russes and the influential pieces he choreographed from them including L'après-midi d'un faune (1912) and Le Sacre du Printemps (1913). Nijinsky is also known for the diary he kept from January to early March 1919 where he wrote about his struggles with schizophrenia before being hospitalized.
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Vatslav Nijinsky · Vaslav Nijinski · Вацлав Нижинский
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Memories of Nijinsky
1980 · Movie
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
1980 · Movie
The Rite of Spring
2003 · Movie
Afternoon of a Faun
— · Movie
Nijinski, la marionnette de Dieu
1990 · Movie
The Rite of Spring
1987 · Movie
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring
2009 · Movie