Tag: ballets russes

The indelible ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky helped usher in a new era of ballet. As a leading dancer for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, he redefined the male presence in classical ballet, bringing athleticism and range to what had previously been a supporting role. His controversial choreographic works are now considered some of the […]

The Joffrey Ballet performs Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring Is it just me, or are dance-goers less enthusiastic than they used to be? One hundred years ago today, the audience went nuts over the premiere of a ballet. Literally. They screamed, shouted, nearly rioted in the streets of Paris, because the latest work from the […]