Serge Lifar
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Serge Lifar (Ukrainian: Сергій Михайлович Лифар, Serhіy Mуkhailovуch Lуfar) (15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1905 – 15 December 1986) was a Ukrainian dancer, choreographer, and one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century. Lifar was also a choreographer, director, writer, theoretician about dance, and collector.[1]
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Serge Lifar | |
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Сергей Михайлович Лифарь | |
Born | Serhіy Mуkhailovуch Lуfar 15 April 1905 |
Died | 15 December 1986(1986-12-15) (aged 81) |
Nationality | Russian, naturalized French |
Occupation(s) | ballet dancer, choreographer |
Known for | Paris Opéra Ballet |
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As ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1944, and from 1947 to 1958, he devoted himself to the restoration of the technical level of the Paris Opera Ballet, returning it to its place as one of the best companies in the world.