Now in paperback, Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs-originally published in 1981-has been hailed by critics, scholars, and dancers alike as the definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). This memoir, recounted here with verve and stunning detail by the late Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972)-Nijinsky's sister and herself a major twentieth-century dancer and leading choreographer of the Diaghilev era-offers a season-by-season chronicle of their childhood and early artistic development. Written with feeling and charm, these insightful memoirs provide an engrossingly readable narrative that has the panoramic sweep and colorful vitality of a Russian novel.

The definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950)

About the Author

The late Irina Nijinksi (1913-1991), was Bronislava's only child and literary executrix.

Reviews
"Early Memoirs . . . is a book that not only paints a detailed canvas of ballet in turn-of-the-century Russia, but does so with an attention to fact and an appreciation of artistic issues that reflect the same analytical intelligence that Nijinska revealed in her own choreography."-Lynn Garafola, author of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes



Book Information
ISBN 9780822312956
Author Irina Nijinska
Format Paperback
Page Count 640
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press