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Bronislava Nijinska (born Jan. 8, 1891, Minsk, Russia—died Feb. 21, 1972, Pacific Palisades, Calif., U.S.) was a Russian-born U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg and joined the Mariinsky Theatre company in 1908.
Aug 20, 2013 · Bronislava Nijinska, the sister of famed ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, was a pioneer of the modern tradition of ballet. In spring 2013, Lynn Garafola was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her research on Nijinska.
Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was a dancer, teacher, and a significant artist in the development of twentieth-century ballet choreography. Nijinska studied ballet at the school of the Maryinsky Theater of Saint Petersburg, along with her celebrity brother, Vaslav Nijinsky.
Feb 1, 2016 · Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was one of the most innovative choreographers of the 20th century although her reputation now rests largely on two of the ballets she created for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Les Noces (1923) and Les Biches (1924).
With striking shapes and probing themes, choreographer Bronislava Nijinska helped remake ballet for the 20th century.
The sharp, minimal aesthetic of the music, choreography, and décor focused the attention of the audience on the dancing technique itself, which Nijinska based on classical ballet technique but manipulated stylistically to achieve her emotional and symbolic goals.
Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972) was the younger sister of Vaslav Nijinsky, Diaghilev’s greatest male dancer. She was a long-time member of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, dancing many solo roles. She eventually became the company’s principal choreographer - from which time she was identified in programs as “La Nijinska,” a distinction ...
