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Mikhail Baryshnikov was born in Riga, in the Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, now known as Latvia. [5] [6] His parents were ethnic Russians: his mother was Alexandra (a dressmaker; née Kiselyova) and his father was Nikolay Baryshnikov (an engineer).
Daniil Simkin (born 12 October 1987 in Novosibirsk, Russia) is a ballet dancer and entrepreneur, best known for his accomplished technical skill and charismatic stage presence. He was formerly a principal dancer with both American Ballet Theatre and Berlin State Ballet. Simkin is based in New York, and is the founder of Studio Simkin.
Viktoria Valerievna Tereshkina (Russian: Викто́рия Вале́рьевна Терёшкина; born 31 May 1983) is a Russian ballet dancer, who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg. People's Artist of Russia (2018). Laureate of the highest theater award of St. Petersburg "Golden Soffit" (2005 ...
Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – May 1995) [4] was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States.
Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972), Polish and Russian ballet dancer. Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (March 12, 1889 – April 8, 1950), Polish ballet dancer and choreographer. Nijinsky was one of the most gifted male dancers in history, and he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations.
In 2014, at the age of 19, she became a principal dancer of the Kremlin Ballet Theatre of Moscow. She left the company in 2017. [9] In 2018, she was a principal dancer with the Universal Ballet in Seoul, South Korea. [13] Womack also guest performed in Sofia National Opera and Ballet, Kraków Opera and Ballet, and The Russian State Ballet.
Polunin was the subject of the 2016 documentary film Dancer, directed by Steven Cantor, analyzing his childhood, training, and rise to international fame. [22] In 2017, he set up Project Polunin, which aims to create new dance and ballet works for both stage and film.
Following the Kennedy Center's debut, the newly named Suzanne Farrell Ballet, a group of professional dancers hand selected by Farrell, has since performed at the Kennedy Center during engagements in 2001 and 2002, been on an extensive East Coast tour, and returned to the Kennedy Center as part of the 2003–2004 Ballet Season following a seven ...