Título: Vaslav Nijinsky
Seção: Biography
Background: Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinskii; Russian: ['vatsl@f f@'mjitc njI'zinskjIj]; Polish: Waclaw Nizynski; 12 March 1889/1890 - 8 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century.

Conteúdo: Vaslav Nijinsky was born in 1889 or 1890 in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), as Waclaw Nizynski, to ethnic Polish parents, touring dancers Tomasz Nizynski (b. 7 March 1862) and Eleonora Bereda (b. 28 December 1856). Nijinsky was christened in Warsaw. He identified himself as Polish although he grew up in the interior of Russia with his parents and he had difficulty speaking Polish.  Eleanora, along with her two brothers and two sisters, was orphaned while still a child. She started to earn a living as an extra in Warsaw's Grand Theatre Ballet (Polish: Teatr Wielki), becoming a full member of the company at age thirteen. In 1868 her talent was spotted and she moved to Kiev as a solo dancer. Tomasz Nizynski also attended the Wielki Theatre school, becoming a soloist there. At age 18 he accepted a soloist contract with the Odessa Theatre. The two met, married in May 1884 and settled into a career with the traveling Setov opera company. Tomasz was premier danseur, and Eleanora a soloist. Eleanora continued to tour and dance while having three children, sons Stanislav Fomitch (b. 29 December 1886 in Tiflis) and Vaslav; and daughter Bronislava Fominitchna ('Bronia', b. 8 January 1891 in Minsk). She suffered from depression, which may have been a genetic vulnerability shared in a different form by her son Vaslav. Both boys received training from their father and appeared in an amateur Hopak production in Odessa in 1894.  After Josef Setov died about 1894, the company disbanded. T

user: What was his biography?

assistant: born in 1889 or 1890 in Kiev, Russian Empire

user: Who were his parents?

assistant: he grew up in the interior of Russia with his parents and he had difficulty speaking Polish.

user: How did he get interested in ballet?

assistant: She started to earn a living as an extra in Warsaw's Grand Theatre Ballet (Polish: Teatr Wielki), becoming a full member of the company at age thirteen.

user: How long did he perform with them?

assistant: In 1868 her talent was spotted and she moved to Kiev as a solo dancer.

user: How long did she stay in Kiev?

assistant: in May 1884 and settled into a career with the traveling Setov opera company.

user: How long did he perform with Setov?

assistant: Josef Setov died about 1894, the company disbanded.

user: What else did Vaslav do?

assistant: Both boys received training from their father and appeared in an amateur Hopak production in Odessa in 1894.

user: Who was the other boy?

assistant: Eleanora continued to tour and dance while having three children, sons Stanislav Fomitch (b. 29 December 1886 in Tiflis) and Vaslav;

user: Who was the third child?

assistant: and daughter Bronislava Fominitchna

user: What was his childhood like?

assistant: Vaslav and Bronia, just two years apart, became very close as they grew.

user: What did they do together?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER