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Vaslav Nijinsky

Polish-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

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Occupation

Ballet dancer

Born in

Kyiv

Born

March 12, 1889

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Pisces

22,307

days lived

61

age at death

Born
March 12, 1889 in 🇵🇱Kyiv
Died
April 8, 1950 (aged 61)
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·ox 🐂
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Vaslav or Vatslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish ancestry. He is regarded as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He is often associated with the Ballets Russes and its impresario Sergei Diaghilev, for which he choreographed such influential ballets as L'après-midi d'un faune (1912), Le Sacre du Printemps (1913), Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916). He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time, and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.

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Moon Sign

Cancer♋︎

Dominant Element

Water

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1950
Day 22,306
Age 61

Death of Vaslav Nijinsky

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Apr 8, 1950

Vaslav Nijinsky dies in London at a clinic.

1934
Day 16,365
Age 44

Subject of a biography by his wife

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Jan 1, 1934

Romola Nijinsky publishes a biography of her husband.

1919
Day 10,886
Age 29

Diagnosed with Schizophrenia

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Jan 1, 1919

Nijinsky is diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Day 10,886
Age 29

Final public performance

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Jan 1, 1919

Nijinsky gives his last public performance in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

1914
Day 9,229
Age 25

Birth of son Kyra Nijinsky

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Jun 19, 1914

Birth of son Kyra Nijinsky with Romola de Pulszky.

1913
Day 8,949
Age 24

Marriage to Romola de Pulszky

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Sep 12, 1913

Marries Romola de Pulszky in Buenos Aires.

Day 8,843
Age 24

Choreographs 'Le Sacre du Printemps'

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May 29, 1913

Choreographs 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (The Rite of Spring).

Day 8,829
Age 24

Choreographs 'Jeux'

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96%
May 15, 1913

Choreographs 'Jeux'.

Day 8,695
Age 23

Dismissed from Ballets Russes

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Jan 1, 1913

Sergei Diaghilev dismisses Nijinsky from the Ballets Russes after his marriage.

1912
Day 8,478
Age 23

Choreographs 'L'Après-midi d'un faune'

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May 29, 1912

Choreographs 'L'Après-midi d'un faune' (The Afternoon of a Faun).

1910
Day 7,599
Age 20

Tours with the Ballets Russes

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Jan 1, 1910
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1909
Day 7,234
Age 19

Debut in 'Giselle'

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Jan 1, 1909

Makes his debut with the Ballets Russes in 'Giselle'.

Day 7,234
Age 19

Joins Ballets Russes

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Jan 1, 1909

Joins Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.

1907
Day 6,503
Age 17

Graduates from Imperial Ballet School

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Jan 1, 1907

Graduates from the Imperial Ballet School.

1898
Day 3,217
Age 8

Enrolls in Imperial Ballet School

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Jan 1, 1898

Enrolls in the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg.

1895
Day 2,121
Age 5

First stage appearance

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Jan 1, 1895

Vaslav makes his first stage appearance in a Christmas pantomime.

1889
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Birth of Vaslav Nijinsky

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Mar 12, 1889

Born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).