Numerous attributes are credited to the legendary Nijinsky, the most acclaimed dancer of the 20th century. In his short career, he not only achieved fame as a dancer, he created four ballets: "L'Après ...

The National Ballet of Canada's production of John Neumeier's Nijinsky is a triumph on all fronts. The company first premiered the work in March of last year to great acclaim and its return is welcome ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Psychosis. Homosexuality. The impact of war. They're not topics usually associated with ballet, but ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Germany's Hamburg Ballet is recreating the life of one of the dance world's superstars in a spectacular work by John Neumeier titled "Nijinsky," currently on a national tour ...

On closing night in Melbourne's State Theatre, there is a euphoric energy as members of Orchestra Victoria warm up in the orchestra pit. The audience is here to witness the Australian Ballet's ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The mind is a fascinating, terrifying and often incomprehensible place. The ...

If she were still with us, Romola de Pulszky would probably be grateful to John Neumeier for the broadly generous way he portrays her in Nijinsky, his extraordinary choreographic treatment of the life ...

As legend goes, Vaslav Nijinsky caused such a stir when he performed The Rite of Spring in Paris in 1913 that the audience rioted in the theatre. There's little consensus on what this rioting ...

Kally Lloyd-Jones’s new work is an impeccably researched and beautifully performed homage to the grace – and downfall – of Vaslav Nijinsky The story of Vaslav Nijinsky – the mad, broken genius of ...

Hamburg Ballet’s John Neumeier seems to have pulled out every card in a trick deck when he made the strange and often captivating evening-length ballet “Nijinsky,” which premiered in the San Francisco ...

One of ballet's most revolutionary identities is being brought to life on stage by The Australian Ballet. Russian dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky turned the traditional role of a male dancer ...

“A lot of people lost their sanity because of art,” says Mikhail Baryshnikov, sounding decidedly sane during a phone interview. “Art is divine madness. You have to be totally committed. A lot of ...