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Michel Fokine

Dance and Theatre Performers

Michel Fokine was a Russian choreographer and dancer who lived from 1880 to 1942. He is considered the founder of modern ballet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Active From Year
1898 1
Connections

Practices

Dance, Art Forms
Source Michel Fokine (Wikipedia)

Works Created

Le Spectre de la Rose, Works
Source Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)
The Dying Swan, Works

Choreographed by Michel Fokine for Anna Pavlova, 1905.

The Firebird, Works
Source The Firebird - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Michel Fokine

Originated In

Saint Petersburg

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Source Wikidata: Michel Fokine
Sources
1. Michel Fokine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    He is considered the founder of modern ballet.
  • Lead section
    That same year, he made his performing debut in The Talisman under the direction of Marius Petipa.
  • Wikipedia sections
    In 1898, on his 18th birthday, he debuted on the stage of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Paquita, with the Imperial Russian Ballet.
  • In Group: Ballets Russes Artists, Ballets Russes
    In 1909, Sergei Diaghilev invited Fokine to become the resident choreographer of the first season of the Ballets Russes in Paris.
  • Practices: Dance, Article text
    Fokine, Michel (1880-1942) at Australia Dancing Fokine, Michel at IBDB. Fokine on Britannica.com Michael Fokine (23 April [O.S.
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Wikidata: Michel Fokine
Wikidata Q314312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: Le Spectre de la Rose, lead section
Quote, Works Created: Le Spectre de la Rose, lead section
Michel Fokine was the choreographer and Léon Bakst designed the original Biedermeier sets and costumes.
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The Firebird - Wikipedia
Works Created: The Firebird, lead paragraph
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The Firebird (French: L'Oiseau de feu; Russian: Жар-птица, romanized: Zhar-ptitsa) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Bal
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