Piotr Zajlich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Piotr Zajlich

dancer, choreographer

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1884

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1948

Profession: choreographer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Piotr Zajlich (26 June 1884 in Warsaw – 18 April 1948 in Piaseczno), pseudonym Szuwalow, was a Polish dancer and choreographer.
He was a soloist of Warszawskie Teatry Rzadowe (since 1910), soloist and choreographer in Anna Pavlova group (1912–1914), managing director of Teatr Wielki in Warsaw (since 1937).
During the years of 1917–1934 he was a managing director and balletmaster of Warsaw ballet and director of Warsaw ballet school.
After World War II he was a co-organiser of Warsaw opera and ballet. His most notable choreography works includes Pan Twardowski of Ludomir Rózycki, Switezianka of Eugeniusz Morawski, Piesni milosne Hafiza of Karol Szymanowski.