#vaslav nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky in his role for ‘Scheherazade’-byCount Jean de Strelecki
[Scheherazade, Rimski-Korsakov Op.35 - Ballet created by Michel Fokine in 1910, set and costumes by Léon Bakst]
Having studied painting with Leon Bakst, Strelecki was introduced to Sergei Diaghilev by Bakst. As he also made a living as a photographer, he made hundreds of photographs of the 'Ballets Russes’ while they were performing in Paris, where he originally resided. Along with Baron Adolph de Meyer, Strelecki supplied photographic publicity portraits for dancers of several productions, most famously for 'Scheherazade’. (read more)
photo and note from Shapiro
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A posed group of dancers (left to right: Julitska, Marie Rambert, Jejerska, Boni, Boniecka, Faithful) in the original production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring (1913), showing costumes and backdrop by Nicholas Roerich.
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Nikolai Kremnev, Alexandre Benois, Boris Grigoriev, Tamara Karsavina, Sergei Diaghilev, Vaslav Nijinsky and Serge Lifar at the Paris Opera, 1920s
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If you’ve read this month’s article about dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, you might recognize this passage:
“There are no videos of Vaslav Nijinsky dancing. Known as one of the best dancers to ever live, the lack of footage was a choice made, as video recording equipment at the time was jerky and the quality could not be guaranteed. His dancing is conveyed mostly from memory, people telling of the times he flew on stage, the riots over his movement, a word often used is angular. There are photos of him posing, both in costume and out, and there is a certain charisma there.”
To honour that, and highlight his talent in the best way possible, we’ve gathered a few photos of Nijinsky, mid-performance and posed.
You can find these works and more in our gallery!
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