The Nutcracker Pas D'Esclave Raymonda
(Divertissements from Act II and Act III)(staged)Raymonda (Grand Pas Classique) (staged) |
Born in Riga, Latvia,
Mikhail Baryshnikov
was the preeminent
male classical dancer
of the 1970s and
'80s.
After training at the
Vaganova ballet
school, he joined the
Kirov Ballet. While
on a dance tour in
Toronto in June
1974, Baryshnikov
defected and was
granted asylum by
the Canadian
government. Soon
thereafter he began a
series of highly
successful
appearances before
North American
audiences.
Baryshnikov joined
American Ballet Theatre
in 1974 and later danced
with the New York City
Ballet under George
Balanchine from
1978-79. In 1980 he
returned to the ABT and
served as the company's
Artistic Director until
1989.
In addition to his ballet
career, Baryshnikov played a
leading role as dancer and
actor in the motion pictures
The Turning Point (1977),
White Nights (1985),
That's Dancing! (1985),
and Dancers (1987), played
a dramatic role in the Franz
Kafka play Metamorphosis
(1989), and made many
appearances on television.
He is currently the Director
of the White Oak Dance
Project.
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