Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Mikhail Baryshnikov


Born
in Riga, Latvian soviet socialist republic, Soviet Union
January 27, 1948

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Soviet-born choreographer Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov performed with the Kirov in Leningrad, afterward defected to the United States in 1974, later directed the American ballet theater, and helped to found the white oak dance project, a modern company, in 1990.

People often cite Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov, a Russian actor, alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev, the greatest of the 20th century. From a promising start, he went to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in west. Freelancing, he joined the city of New York as a principal to learn style of movement of George Balanchine. He then moved to art also in New York.

Baryshnikov spearheaded his many own arts, associated, and in particular promoted and premiered his own ma
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Baryshnikov: In Black and W...

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Baryshnikov at Work: Mikhai...

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Dominican Moves

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“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.”
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“The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.”
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“Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.”
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