Talk:Mikhail Baryshnikov

message: This article says Baryshnikov and Lisa Rinehart are not married. The Wikipeia entry for Lisa Rinehart says Rinehart is married to BaryshnikovTomandzeke (talk) 07:01, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistent Wikipedia Entries for Marital Status 

message: While the article says he was born in Latvia, he is called a Russian. Can anyone clarify? Alpheus 23:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I can gather from this interview he was born and raised in Latvia to a Russian father who was one of the "occupiers" (Baryshnikov's word).  So you could make a case that he is Latvian or Russian.  Just to confuse things further, he's now an American.  He's been an American citizen for decades, and he lives and works (mostly) in the USA.  What are the Wiki standards for refering to the nationality of immigrants? SnappingTurtle 16:15, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  His nationality 

message: I've started an approach that may apply to Wikipedia's Core Biography articles: creating a branching list page based on in popular culture information.  I started that last year while I raised Joan of Arc to featured article when I created Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc, which has become a featured list.  Recently I also created Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great out of material that had been deleted from the biography article.  Since cultural references sometimes get deleted without discussion, I'd like to suggest this as a model for the editors here.  Regards, Durova 15:59, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, here they are his actual appearance on film and television. I don't think they'll be deleted, though I like your concept.  --  Zanimum 17:29, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Cultural depictions of Mikhail Baryshnikov]] 

message: The link "Backstage with Baryshnikov" appears to be a parked page; link should be removed.
76.171.136.203 18:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead link 

message: I've edited his birthdate, as it was incorrectly given as January 28th, instead of the 27th.  I know, because I share my birthday with him (and it is given as the 27th on pretty much any other website about him). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.170.148.130 (talk) 12:39, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is the 28th according to his biography on the Iconoclasts website. --PhantomS 13:58, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Encylopedia Brittanica  and IMDB  also give the 28th, though Oxford Dictionary of Dance has the 27th. And in an interview with Details magazine  they remind him that he shares a birthday with Mozart, January 27, and he doesn't say that's the wrong date. ThomWatson (talk) 19:39, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday 

message: Doesn't he own a Russian restaurant in the city? I don't remember the name, it's across the street from the russian vodka room.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.56.42 (talk) 14:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restaurant 

message: I rewrote the lead (and removed the tag in the To-Do list above) and added some biographical details. It do think it is borderline criminal that the section of on "Film and Television" takes up a third of the article, while the section on "Dance" consists of three lines, one of which harps on his stature! Expansion of discussion on his work as a Dancer and Choreographer would be greatly appreciated! - Eliezg (talk) 00:40, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Classical, for this Baryshnikov recently said something about:
 On a lighter note, one attendee observed that a younger generation  knows Baryshnikov not as a brilliant dancer but as Aleksandr Petrovsky,  Carrie Bradshaw’s love interest in the popular television series Sex  and the City.
 “Isn’t that a horrifying thought!” laughed Baryshnikov  before explaining that although he enjoyed this acting gig, he does not  miss playing the role.
From: http://www.danceinisrael.com/2010/06/mikhail-baryshnikov-and-ana-laguna-to-perform-in-israel/  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Talgalili (talk • contribs) 21:13, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Desperate need of expansion 

message: Hi all,
Baryshnikov recently visited Israel to perform.  During that time he attended a press conference where he gave various quotes reflecting his take on various issues.  I am unsure as to where to add these quotes, since the article is mostly devoid of them.
I ended up just adding the link at the "external links" section:
http://www.danceinisrael.com/2010/06/mikhail-baryshnikov-and-ana-laguna-to-perform-in-israel/
Although I am not sure it should be there, but rather some parts of it should be extracted into the article itself.
What do you think? Talgalili (talk) 21:19, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Various quotes to add to the article 

message: This article says Baryshnikov and Lisa Rinehart are not married. The Wikipeia entry for Lisa Rinehart says Rinehart is married to BaryshnikovTomandzeke (talk) 06:59, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistent Wikipedia Entries for Marital Status 

message: Should we include information about his work with the organization Art Not War?  -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 20:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Art Not War 

message: The third paragraph says that Baryshnikov started with the Mariinsky Ballet.  That is the current name of the company.  At the time he was with them, it was still called the Kirov Ballet.  (Even the Wikpedia article on the Mariinsky Ballet says "Internationally, the Mariinsky Ballet continues to be known by its former Soviet name the Kirov Ballet.")
Also, he had more than "a promising start" at the Kirov.  He had a career there.  The article about him at Biography.com calls him "An experienced and respected ballet dancer in the Soviet Union during the 1960s".  I saw him perform with the Kirov in Amsterdam in 1970, in a famous solo created especially for him.
Dudley Brooks (talk) 17:51, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Mariinsky Ballet" vs "Kirov Ballet" 

message: Sorry if this offends, but anyone with this distinction should be much more widely known. Nijinksy, Nureyev, and Baryshnikov all had impacts on ballet the world over. Vasiliev is not really talked about, not outside of Russia anyway. His Wikipedia page has very little information. What is his inclusion in this short list based on? Alliwalk (talk) 22:30, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the Russian Wikipedia article has more there, including his numerous awards which outnumber Baryshnikov etc. If you just goole "vladimir vasiliev" greatest dancer you'll see plenty of non-Russian sources that mention he's among the great dancers if not the best dancer of all time. Just because someone's Wikipedia article isn't lengthy enough doesn't mean it is not important. oncamera 01:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  The question is not whether he is or isn't important. The question is his importance in the world wide history of ballet dancing, respective to male dancers. I'm sure he's important to Russian ballet and I'm sure he was a great dancer. My question is if he one of the greatest male ballet dancers in history. Obviously if I search for the exact name, his name will show up in the results. When I search for "greatest male ballet dancer", I expect his name to appear at the top of the list. It doesn't. There are other male dancers whose names do show up: Carlos Acosta, Peter Martins, Alexander Godunov, Roberto Bolle, Ethan Stiefel. Based on the fact that a casual search for "greatest male ballet dancer" does not result in his name, my question is still, what is his inclusion based on? If he was only important to Russian ballet, then by definition, he cannot be one of the greatest male ballet dancers because his influence is limited only to Russia. Respectfully, I suggest that this name be removed from the list. Alliwalk (talk) 15:22, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well, in reality that sentence is not: sourced at all so the whole sentence should be deleted unless you find sources that mention Baryshnikov is among the greatest. oncamera 17:42, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  You made a good point. I removed the sentence and added a reference from Britannica.com. Alliwalk (talk) 20:43, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vladimir Vasiliev, Greatest male ballet dancer?