Bronislava Nijinska--early memoirs

by Bronislava Nijinska

Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs has been hailed by critics, scholars, and dancers alike as the definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). This memoir, recounted here with verve and stunning detail by the late Bronislava Nijinska (1891<U+2013>1972)<U+2014>Nijinsky's sister and herself a major twentieth-century dancer and leading choreographer of the Diaghilev era<U+2014>offers a season-by-season chronicle of their childhood and early artistic development. Written with feeling and charm, these insightful memoirs provide an...