Bronislava Nijinska
Choreographer, Deceased Person
1891 – 1972
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Who was Bronislava Nijinska?
Bronislava Nijinska was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent. Nijinska played a leading role in the pioneering movement that turned against 19th-century Classicism, which paved the way for neoclassical works to come. A breakthrough came in 1910, when she created her first solo, the role Papillon in Le Carnival. Bronislava Nijinska died from a heart attack on February 21, 1972 in the Pacific Palisades, California.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1891
Minsk - Siblings
- Profession
- Education
- Vaganova Ballet Academy
- Died
- Feb 21, 1972
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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