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Nijinsky : [a life of genius and madness]

Title
  1. Nijinsky : [a life of genius and madness] / Richard Buckle ; [foreword by Clement Crisp].
Published by
  1. New York : Pegasus Books, 2012.
Author
  1. Buckle, Richard.

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Additional authors
  1. Crisp, Clement.
Description
  1. xxxvii, 585 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "Vaslav Nijinsky stands alone as a dancer, interpretive artist, and choreographic pioneer. His breathtaking performances with the Ballet Russe took Western Europe by storm, and his avant-garde choreography for The Afternoon of the Faun and Rite of Spring caused riots in the streets. Both are now regarded as the foundation of modern dance. Through his liaison with the great impresario Diaghilev, he worked with the artistic elite of the time--Benois, Bakst, Debussy, Fokine, Karsavina, Pavlova, Stravinsky--and lived in an atmosphere of perpetual hysteria, glamour, and intrigue. When he married a Hungarian aristocrat, Diaghilev abruptly dismissed him from the Ballet Russe. Five years later, he was declared insane. The fabulous career of the greatest dancer who ever lived was over. Drawing on personal conversations with countless people who knew and worked with Nijinsky, including his sister and famed choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, Richard Buckle has written the definitive biography of Nijinsky"--Amazon.com, viewed May 24, 2012.
Subject
  1. Nijinsky, Vaslav, 1890-1950
  2. Choreographers > Russia > Biography
  3. Ballets russes
  4. Russia > Biography
  5. Dancers > Russia > Biography
Call number
  1. *MGYB (Nijinsky) 13-2785
Note
  1. Subtitle from jacket.
  2. Reprint. Previously published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1971.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-[544]) and index.
Author
  1. Buckle, Richard.
Title
  1. Nijinsky : [a life of genius and madness] / Richard Buckle ; [foreword by Clement Crisp].
Imprint
  1. New York : Pegasus Books, 2012.
Edition
  1. 1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-[544]) and index.
Added author
  1. Crisp, Clement.
ISBN
  1. 9781605983387 (hc.)
  2. 1605983381 (hc.)
Research call number
  1. *MGYB (Nijinsky) 13-2785
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