Serge Lifar Biography (1905-1986)

Born April 2, 1905, in Kiev, Russia; died in Lausanne, Switzerland, December15, 1986; son of Michel Lifar; married.

Nationality
Russian
Gender
Male
Birth Details
April 2, 1905
Kiev, Russia
Death Details
December 15, 1986
Lausanne, Switzerland

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • STAGE DEBUT--With the Diaghilev company, Paris, 1923.
  • LONDON DEBUT--Cimarosiana and Les facheux, Coliseum, 1924.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Dancer, Cochran's 1930 Revue, London Pavilion, 1930.
  • produced and danced in Paris: Bacchus and Ariadne; Le spectre de la rose;Giselle, 1931; Icare, 1935; David triomphant, 1936; Le chevalier et demoiselle, 1941; Jean de Zarissa, 1942; Suite en blanc, 1943; Chota Roustavelli, Dramma per Musica, 1946; Lucifer, 1948; Septour, Le chevalier errant, Phedre, 1950; Blanche neige, 1951; Fourberies de Scapin, 1952; Noces fantastiques, 1955; Romeo et Juliette, 1955.
  • FIRST STAGE WORK--Choreographer, Le Renard, Ballets Russe, 1929.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
  • Founder and director, Institute Choreographique, Opera National de Paris,1947-58, 1962-63.
  • Ballet Master, Paris Opera, 1947-58, 1962-63.
  • organizer of ballet for the coronation of the Shah of Iran, 1967.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Testament of Orpheus, 1960.
  • Le Crime ne paie pas.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
  • Choreographer, Nuits de feu.
  • La Mort du cygne.
  • Writings;BOOKS
  • Traditional to Modern, 1938.
  • Diaghilev, a Biography, 1940.
  • Traite de la danse academique, 1950.
  • Histoire du ballet russe, 1951.
  • Vestris, 1951.
  • Reflexions sur la danse, 1952.
  • Traite de choreographie, 1952.
  • The Three Graces, 1959.
  • Ma vie (autobiography), 1969.