... Nijinsky- Death of a Faun Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House Vaslav Nijinsky was an inspired dancer, star of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, the impresario's lover, creator of Petrushka, choreographer of L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune and Le Sacre, which scandalised ...

... contribution to two of Nijinsky's seminal dance creations. Packed with more plums than Diaghilev would have put together in Paris or Monte Carlo, the evening opens with the familiar Les Biches, its wanton atmos phere choreographed by Nijinsky's sister and set ...