Léonide Massine

Personal Info

Birthday

August 9, 1896

Day of Death

1979-03-15

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Moscow, Russian Empire [Russia]

Also Known As

Leonid Feodorovic Miassin

Леони́д Фёдорович Мя́син

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

The Tales of Hoffmann

Aida

The Gay Parisian

Neapolitan Carousel

Honeymoon

The Blue Danube

Spanish Fiesta

Filmography

2009
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes
as Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage)
1959
Honeymoon
as Der Geist
1954
Neapolitan Carousel
as Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito
1953
Aida
as Uncredited
1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
1948
The Red Shoes
as Grischa Ljubov
1942
Spanish Fiesta
as Jealous Suitor
The Gay Parisian
as The Peruvian
1932
The Blue Danube
as Dancer