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Dance scape Nijinsky.


What, aside from an anti-gravity machine, becomes a legend most? Why, a major exhibition, of course. The legacy of Vaslav Nijinsky--incomparable dancer, choreographer cho·re·o·graph  
v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs

v.tr.
1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.

2.
, and diarist--will be the talk of Manhattan this month when the New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world.  for the Performing Arts launches a show (see page 20), with entries drawn from its impressive collection of Nijinskiana. Included: the artist soaring through the "Danse siamoise" from Les Orientales Les Orientales is a series of poems by Victor Hugo. They reflect European interest in the exotic East.  (1910).
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Title Annotation:Vaslav Nijinsky photography exhibit at New York Public Library
Publication:Dance Magazine
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Feb 1, 2003
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