Konstantin Sergeyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Konstantin Sergeyev

Russian dancer

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1992

Profession: ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Konstantin Sergeyev

  • Konstantin Mikhaylovich Sergeyev (Russian: ?????????? ?????????? ???????; b.
  • March 5, 1910 (February 20, Old Style) - April 1, 1992) was a Russian danseur, artistic director and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre.
  • When the Kirov Ballet returned to Leningrad from Perm (where it had been moved during the war) Sergeyev became the head choreographer of the company.
  • His first major work was to restage Prokofiev's Cinderella, which is still performed in the present day.His teachers at Leningrad State Choreographic Institute: Mariya Kojukhova, Vladimir Ponomaryov, Viktor Semyonov (Marina Semyonova's first husband). His first wife Feya Balabina was a prima ballerina of the Kirov ballet, as was his second wife Natalia Dudinskaya (second wife).
  • He danced with Dudinskaya at the 1946 premiere of his Cinderella production for the Kirov.Galina Ulanova was his partner between 1930 and 1940.
  • Sergeyev and Ulanova were the first to dance Romeo and Juliet in Sergei Prokofiev's ballet of the same name.
  • Sergeyev was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1957 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1991.
  • He was the recipient of four Stalin Prizes.

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