Who was Bronislava Nijinska?
Q: Who was Bronislava Nijinska?
A: Bronislava Nijinska was a Russian ballerina, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent.
Q: What did her parents teach her when she was young?
A: Her parents taught her Polish, Hungarian, Italian, and Russian folk dances. Her father also taught her some acrobatics.
Q: When did she make her debut in a Christmas program?
A: She made her debut in a Christmas program with her brothers in Nizhny Novgorod when she was four years old.
Q: Where did she train before joining the Imperial Ballet School?
A: She trained with the Italian dancer Enrico Cecchetti before joining the Imperial Ballet School in 1900.
Q: What ballet companies did she dance for?
A: She danced with the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg and the Ballets Russes.
Q: What important modernist dance titles were credited to Nijinska's choreography?
A: Important modernist dance titles credited to Nijinska's choreography include Les Noces (1923), Le Train Bleu (1924) and Les Biches (1924).
Q: How many children did Bronislava have? A: Bronislava had two children from two marriages.
