Nijinsky / Romola Nijinsky

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1960.Description: 347 p. : ill. ; 18 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.8092 NIJ
Contents:
PART ONE : 1. My First Encounter with the Russian Ballet -- 2. The Childhood of Vaslav Nijinsky -- 3. The Imperial School of Dancing -- 4. Nijinsky and the Mariinsky Theatre -- 5. The Russian Renaissance -- 6. The First Paris Season -- 7. The Friendship of Sergey de Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky -- 8. Nijinsky's Break with the Mariinsky Theatre -- 9. Nijinsky as Choreographer -- 10. L'Après-midi d'un Faune -- 11. Jeux and Sacre du Printemps -- 12. Nijinsky's Marriage -- PART TWO : 13. The Break with Sergey de Diaghilev -- 14. Prisoners of War -- 15. Lent to America -- 16. The New York Season -- 17. The American Tour -- 18. Spain and South America -- 19. Home in St Moritz -- 20. Mariage avec Dieu -- Epilogue -- Postscript.
Summary: "In this frankly disarming biography, Romola Nijinsky records the intimate details of her life with her famous husband. From the hardship and poverty of his childhood to his legendary triumphs on the stages of Paris, London and New York, the meteoric career of Vaslav Nijinsky is brought into stunning perspective. This compelling narrative reveals Nijinsky's true relationship with the brilliant and sinister impresario Sergei Diaghilev, his impetuous and romantic marriage, and his final descent into silence and insanity." -- Book Cover
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First published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933.

PART ONE : 1. My First Encounter with the Russian Ballet -- 2. The Childhood of Vaslav Nijinsky -- 3. The Imperial School of Dancing -- 4. Nijinsky and the Mariinsky Theatre -- 5. The Russian Renaissance -- 6. The First Paris Season -- 7. The Friendship of Sergey de Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky -- 8. Nijinsky's Break with the Mariinsky Theatre -- 9. Nijinsky as Choreographer -- 10. L'Après-midi d'un Faune -- 11. Jeux and Sacre du Printemps -- 12. Nijinsky's Marriage -- PART TWO : 13. The Break with Sergey de Diaghilev -- 14. Prisoners of War -- 15. Lent to America -- 16. The New York Season -- 17. The American Tour -- 18. Spain and South America -- 19. Home in St Moritz -- 20. Mariage avec Dieu -- Epilogue -- Postscript.

"In this frankly disarming biography, Romola Nijinsky records the intimate details of her life with her famous husband.
From the hardship and poverty of his childhood to his legendary triumphs on the stages of Paris, London and New York, the meteoric career of Vaslav Nijinsky is brought into stunning perspective. This compelling narrative reveals Nijinsky's true relationship with the brilliant and sinister impresario Sergei Diaghilev, his impetuous and romantic marriage, and his final descent into silence and insanity." -- Book Cover

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