This man won an International Gold Medal for a piece Leonid Jakobson created for him based on the style of AugusteVestris.
This man won an International Gold Medal for a piece Leonid Jakobson created for him based on the style of AugusteVestris. Frederick Ashton created a role to "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" for this man's last guest performance withthe Royal Ballet. This man's namesake "Arts Center" in New York was formed after the conclusion of his White Oaks Projectfor modern dance. Mark Morris' The Hard Nut copies this man's decision to eliminate the Sugar Plum Fairy role from TheNutcracker, a version of which this man performed for television with Gelsey Kirkland while principal dancer at the AmericanBallet Theater. This man was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in 1979's The Turning Point, and he worked withTwyla Tharp and Jerome Robbins after he defected to Canada from the Kirov Ballet. For 10 points, name this Russian-bornAmerican dancer who studied under George Balanchine and whose continued work to fuse classical and modern styles hasgained him praise as one of the best dancers of all time.
This man won an International Gold Medal for a piece Leonid Jakobson created for him based on the style of AugusteVestris.
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov [or MishaBaryshnikov]