The Essay - 3 Nijinsky

3 Nijinsky

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Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. Former ballerina Deborah Bull looks at the impact of Nijinsky's revolutionary ballet, The Rite of Spring, which in dance terms, pre-empted the events of October 1917 by several years.

Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture

Producer Alison Hindell BBC Cymru Wales.


Published on Thursday, 9th November 2017.

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