Nijinsky.
Romola Nijinsky
- New York Simon and Schuster 1934
- xvii, 446 p.
Includes Index
My first encounter with the Russian Ballet. -- The childhood of Vaslav Nijinsky. -- The Imperial School of Dancing. -- Nijinsky and the Mariinsky Theatre. -- The Russian Renaissance. -- The first Paris season. -- The friendship of Sergei de Diaghileff and Vaslav Nijinsky. -- Nijinsky's break with the Mariinsky Theatre. -- Nijinsky as choreographer. -- L'après-midi d'un faune. -- Jeux and Sacre du printemps. -- Nijinsky's marriage. -- The break with Sergei de Diaghileff. -- Prisoners of war. -- "Lent" to America. -- The New York season. -- The American tour. -- Spain and South America. -- Home in St. Moritz. -- Marriage avec Dieu.
In this biorgaphy of the greatest dancer of modern times there is enough romance, enough tragedy and beauty to fill half a dozen novels.