Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

male, deceased (1971)
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of...
Sergei Diaghilev

Sergei Diaghilev

male, deceased (1929)
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ("Sergei Pavlovich Dyagilev"), also referred to as Serge was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder...
Michel Fokine

Michel Fokine

male, deceased (1942)
Michel Fokine or Mikhail Mikhailovich Fokin - August 22, 1942) was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer. He was born in St.Petersburg...
Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar

male, deceased (1986)
Serge Lifar (April 2, 1905 - December 15, 1986) was a ballet dancer and choreographer of Ukrainian origin, famous as one of the greatest male...
Léonide Massine

Léonide Massine

male, deceased (1979)
Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin or Léonide Massine was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. He studied at the Bolshoi Theatre school in Moscow. F...
Anton Dolin

Anton Dolin

male, deceased (1983)
Sir Anton Dolin was the stage name of Sydney Francis Patrick Healey-Kay (1904-1983), an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Dolin was born in...
Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief

female, 84 years old
Maria Tallchief (January 24, 1925) was an American ballerina. From 1942 to 1947 she danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, but she is best...
Alexandra Danilova

Alexandra Danilova

female, deceased (1997)
Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova (November 20, 1903-July 13, 1997) was a Russian-born prima ballerina assoluta who became an American citizen. Born...
Boris Kochno

Boris Kochno

male, deceased (1990)
Boris Kochno was a Russian poet, dancer and librettist. He was a lover of Karol Szymanowski while a schoolboy of fifteen in Elisavetgrad (now...
George Zoritch

George Zoritch

male, 92 years old
George Zoritch (born 1917) is a dancer born in Moscow. He joined the Ballets Russes in 1935. He appeared in a number of films, including "Night and...