Léonide Massine

Biography

Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin, better known in the West by the French transliteration as Léonide Massine (9 August [O.S. 28 July] 1896 – 15 March 1979) was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Léonide Massine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Red Shoes

as Grischa Ljubov

The Tales of Hoffmann

as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz

Neapolitan Carousel

as Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito

The Gay Parisian

as The Peruvian

Honeymoon

as Der Geist

Spanish Fiesta

as Jealous Suitor

For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes

as Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage)

The Blue Danube

as Dancer