Konstantin Sergeyev

Dancer, Film director

1910 – 1992

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Who was Konstantin Sergeyev?

Konstantin Mikhailovich Sergeyev; b. March 5, 1910 - April 1, 1992 was a Russian danseur, artistic director and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre.

His teachers at Leningrad State Choreographic Institute: Mariya Kojukhova, Vladimir Ponomaryov, Viktor Semyonov.

He was married to prima ballerina Feya Balabina and Natalia Dudinskaya, the theatre's prima ballerina too.

Galina Ulanova was his partner between 1930 and 1940. Sergeyev and Ulanova were the first to dance Romeo and Juliet in Sergey Prokofiev's ballet of the same name. Sergeyev was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1957 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1991. He was the recipient of four Stalin Prizes.

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Born
Mar 5, 1910
Saint Petersburg
Also known as
  • K. Sergeyev
  • Konstantin Sergejev
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  • Russia
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Died
Apr 1, 1992
Saint Petersburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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