I Am Nijinsky.
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Vaslav Nijinsky was a legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. Born March 12, 1889, in Kyiv, Ukraine, he is considered the greatest male dancer of the 20th century. His expertise and technical perfection earned him popularity and respect within a short career span of nine years.
His ephemeral, yet brilliant career was tragically shortened due to mental illness. In 1919, he suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He spent the last 30 years of his life in and out of asylums and psychiatric hospitals.
He died April 8, 1950 due to kidney failure in London at the age of 61.
*This is a release of a video I made some time ago. At the first release there was some discussion that a couple of the photos were incorrectly identified as Nijinsky. One I discovered was probably truly in error. The other I still judged to be accurate but to avoid the possibility of spreading any misinformation, I decided to replace both of the photos in question.
Photos:
1 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Specter of the Rose, photo by Emil Otto Hoppe.
2 - Nijinsky in Danse Siamoise in the Ballet "Les Orientales." Photo by Eugène Druet (June, 1911).
3 - Russian dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, performing in Giselle (Photo by Popperfoto).
4 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Spectre de la Rose. Photo by Hulton/Corbis.
5 - Photograph of Nijinsky in the title role of the ballet Petrouchka (Petrushka), 1911. [Mishkin N.Y.]
6 - Vaslav Nijinsky Russian dancer c. 1910.
7 - Nijinsky with Tamara Karsavina dancing in Giselle.
8 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Spectre de la Rose.
9 - Nijinsky in Petrouchka (Petrushka).
10 - Nijinsky, Giselle.
11 - Vaslav Nijinsky Russian dancer as faun in the ballet Afternoon of a Faun, Paris, 1912.
12 - Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Jeux by Claude Debussy. Private Collection. Artist Gerschel, Charles (1871-1948).
13 & 14 - Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) russian dancer, in ballet Blue God by Michel Fokine, Paris, 1912.
15 - Russian dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, in a scene from the ballet Pavillon d'Armide. Music by Nicolai Cherepnin, choreography by Mikhail Fokine, design by Alexandre Benois. (Photo by Hulton).
16 - Nijinsky in Danse Siamoise in the Ballet Les Orientales. Photo by Eugène Druet, June 1911.
17 - Vaslav Nijinsky Russian dancer in ballet Scheherazade, 1910 in Paris. Photo by Bert.
18 - SCHEHERAZADE with Vaslav Nijinsky, 1910-1912.
19 - Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky as Petrouchka.
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Well done, Pam. Nijinsky was so much a part of the 1920's, a brilliant decade in the arts. That last picture of him as a sad, tired clown was poignant, a glimpse into his soul?
Thanks, dear Pam, is a beautiful record of a tormented genius, who was previously a child who was violated from his earliest years and then sank into the mists of dementia. He is always my inspiration
La leyenda Nininsky es inolvidable. Modernizo el ballet así como los disfraces. El Zar Nicolás II le expulsó del Marinsky por usar mallas y los parisinos se escandalizaron cuando interpretó El FAUNO.
Cuando dejó de bailar se hundió anímicamente, su final fue triste. Siempre recordado.❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Il volait me disait mon grand-papa : )) Avec une certaine forme de nostalgie ! Mille et un mercis pour ces archives : ))
Congratulations Pam for finding some rare pictures of Nijinsky that I had never seen, the one in modern casual slacks for example is totally new to me. Thank you for your beautiful work as usual. ❤
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The tennis clothing photo is from a ballet he choreographed - featuring tennis. It is time for a fresh, intelligent(!) documentary about him and his life and prodigious talent. It's all there: gifted dancer, struggles with his sexuality, mental health.
@@Homerun153 You’re right. Thank you for the info.
Thank you for these wonderful snippets that we'd never know otherwise
Some years ago British television showed a documentary about this extraordinary dancer. He was taken from the hospital to a ballet studio and watched class. He was then filmed standing in first, deep demi-plie and shot straight up, perfectly still arms, alighted softly and smiled the most beautiful smile - full of remembrance of his past glory and his love of dance. He seemed quite old by then, and I cried when I watched it, and my eyes are getting wet as I type now.
My poor love, he had a very sad and short life. He and Sergei Diagliev were lovers.
Thank you so much for a very nice video, dearest Pam, ❤️
Yes I knew about Sergei and Vaslav.
We can only hope that their time together brought him some brief joy ... his story is so sad.
My gran saw him dance as well as Pavlova.
What absolutely fantastic memories to be sure. To have seen two such legends!! Wow. Thanks so much for sharing your grandmother's wonderful experience ❤❤
Nijinsky... THE FIRST!!!
Thank you so much, Pam ❤
You are so welcome! Thank YOU ❤️
Thank you Pam. I found this deeply touching. He has something that transcends even these photos.
Absolutely my pleasure and an honor Fiona. You are so right. He seems not of this world.
Too much art..Aperson wuith such feeling...
Dear Pam thank you
Big hug Ema