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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Birth at
27 January 1948
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Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov was born on January 28, 1948 in Riga. Since 1958 he studied at the Riga Choreographic School, then, since 1964, at the Leningrad Choreographic (Vaganov) School, in the class of A.I. Pushkin. A graduate of the pre-graduation class Mikhail Baryshnikov received the first prize at the International Ballet Competition in Varna. In 1967 he became the leading soloist of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater named after S.M. Kirov. He took part in all new ballet productions,
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Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov was born on January 28, 1948 in Riga. Since 1958 he studied at the Riga Choreographic School, then, since 1964, at the Leningrad Choreographic (Vaganov) School, in the class of A.I. Pushkin. A graduate of the pre-graduation class Mikhail Baryshnikov received the first prize at the International Ballet Competition in Varna. In 1967 he became the leading soloist of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater named after S.M. Kirov. He took part in all new ballet productions, including such famous ones as “Creation of the World”, where he was the first performer of Adam’s part. In 1969, the artist received the first prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow for the performance of Leonid Yakobson’s miniature Westris. The last performance in Leningrad was Giselle. In 1974, during the tour of the ballet troupe in Canada, Mikhail Baryshnikov remained in the West. Soon he became the leading soloist of the American Ballet Theatre, performed the main classical parts on this stage, and danced ballets of modern choreography. He collaborated with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet. In 1980, he returned to the American Ballet Theatre, where he took the post of artistic director; later on the stage of this theater he staged Cinderella and Swan Lake. In addition, Mikhail Baryshnikov also repeatedly starred in films ("Turning Point", "White Nights", "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez"), appeared in television shows ("Baryshnikov on Broadway"). In 1990, he and choreographer Mark Morris organized the White Oak Dance Project.