Vasily Tikhomirov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Tikhomirov

Russian ballet dancer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1876

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1956

Profession: ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vasiliy Dmitriyevich Tikhomirov (1876–1956) was a dancer (from 1895) and a choreographer (from 1913) with the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, Russia.
His most distinguished production was The Red Poppy (1927), with his wife Yekaterina Geltzer in the main role.
After the divorce Yekaterina Geltzer and Vasily Tikhomirov remained onstage partners.
He and Geltzer were buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.