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Vaslav Nijinsky
The virtuosity and charisma of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) were such that no one who saw him perform, it was claimed, ever forgot him. He transformed himself for each role he danced. Trained in the Russian Imperial Ballet, he was an instant success on the Parisian stage from the Ballets Russes' first season in 1909. Audiences had not seen an equivalent male dancer for more than two decades.
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Signed photograph of Vaslav Nijinsky
Signed photograph of Vaslav Nijinsky in Le Spectre de la Rose
Photograph by Bert
1913
Valentine Gross Archive
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Ida Rubinstein and Vaslav Nijinsky print
Ida Rubinstein as Zobeide and Vaslav Nijinsky as the Golden Slave in Schéhérazade
Published by Georges Barbier Dedicated to the bookseller and balletomane Cyril Beaumont
1913
Museum no. S.15-2001
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Costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky as Albrecht in Act II of Giselle
Costume worn by Vaslav Nijinsky as Albrecht in Act II of Giselle
Designed by Alexandre Benois
1910
Museum no. S.836&A-1981
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Earrings worn by Vaslav Nijinsky as the Golden Slave
