Michel Fokine
Michel Fokine (. French transcription , Russian Михаил Михайлович Фокин , Mikhail Mikhailovich Fokin ) (April 11 * . Jul / 23. April 1880 greg. In St. Petersburg ; † 22. August 1942 in New York City ) was a Russian - American choreographer . He is considered the founder of modern ballet .
Life
Michel Fokine was trained at the Imperial Ballet School in Saint Petersburg. In 1898 he made his debut at the Mariinsky Theater . From 1902 he finally worked himself as a teacher at the Imperial Ballet School. During this time, among others, Acis and Galatea (1905) and Der dying Schwan (1907), a solo for Anna Pawlowa .
In 1909 he accepted Sergei Djagilev's invitation to Paris and became the choreographer of the Ballets Russes . During his guest performance in Paris, his ballet Polowetz dances was premiered on May 19, 1909 at the Théâtre du Châtelet . In the following years he achieved world fame with works such as Les Sylphides (1909) and The Firebird (1910). Other highlights were Petruschka (1911), Le Specter de la Rose (1911) and Daphnis and Chloe (1912). In 1912, Michel Fokin left the Ballets Russes because he was jealous of the close relationship between Djagilew and Vaslav Nijinsky , but choreographed again in 1914 for the Ballets Russes, including Joseph's legend with Léonide Massine in the lead role.
In 1919 he emigrated to the United States and worked there for various ballet companies. In 1932 he acquired US citizenship. His life's work includes more than 70 ballets.
Web links
- Fokine Estate Archive + Copyrights
- Article Michel Fokine in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fokine, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Фокин, Михаил Михайлович Фокин; Fokin, Mikhail Mikhailovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-American choreographer and founder of modern ballet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1942 |
| Place of death | New York City |