Marius Petipa

Marius Petipa

male
Marius Ivanovich Petipa (born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa on 11 March, 1818 in Marseille, France - died in Gurzuf in the Crimea, Russian Empire,...
Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky

male, deceased (1950)
Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский; transliterated: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky; Polish: Wacław Niżyński) (March 12, 1890 - April 8, 195...
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...
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...
Lev Ivanov

Lev Ivanov

male
Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (1834 - 1901) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, "Second Balletmaster" of the Imperial Ballet....
Tamara Karsavina

Tamara Karsavina

female, deceased (1978)
Tamara Platonovna Karsavina (March 10, 1885 - May 26, 1978) was a famous Russian ballerina who eventually settled in England, where she helped...
Jules Perrot

Jules Perrot

male, deceased (1892)
Jules-Joseph Perrot was a dancer and choreographer who later became Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some...
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...
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...
Enrico Cecchetti

Enrico Cecchetti

male, deceased (1928)
Enrico Cecchetti was an Italian ballet dancer, founder of the Cecchetti method. The son of two dancers, he was born in the costuming room of the...