Václav Nižinský

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/V%C3%A1clav_Ni%C5%BEinsk%C3%BD

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:choreography gptkb:Dancer
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Ballets_Russes gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky gptkb:Sergei_Diaghilev
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Chevalier_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:biography	Nijinsky: A Life (1999) Vaslav Nijinsky: The Biography (2013)
gptkbp:birth_date	1880-03-12
gptkbp:contribution_to_dance	revolutionizing ballet
gptkbp:cultural_impact	influencing 20th-century dance
gptkbp:death_date	1950-04-08
gptkbp:famous_for	expressive movement dramatic performances innovative choreography
gptkbp:famous_quote	" I am a dancer, and I am a dancer for life." " I am not a dancer, I am a dancer's dancer." " The dance is a secret language of the soul." " To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful." " The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word."
gptkbp:famous_work	gptkb:Rite_of_Spring gptkb:Les_Sylphides gptkb:The_Afternoon_of_a_Faun
gptkbp:financial_support	schizophrenia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Václav Nižinský
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:George_Balanchine
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Isadora_Duncan gptkb:Marius_Petipa
gptkbp:inspiration	dance artists
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as	gptkb:Nijinsky_(2000) gptkb:The_Dancer_(2016)
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:legacy	pioneering modern dance
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Czech
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:modern_ballet
gptkbp:notable_technique	leaps and turns
gptkbp:place_of_birth	gptkb:Kryvyi_Rih
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Romola_Nijinsky
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Czech_ballet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6