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Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Mikhail Baryshnikov

Born January 27, 1948 in Riga, Latvia23 films

Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director.

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Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for his work as "Yuri Kopeikine" in the film The Turning Point.

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White Nights posterFirst watchWhite Nights19856.7as Nikolai 'Kolya' RodchenkoAfter his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union.View film

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Filmography

23 films as actor
  1. TBABaryshnikov’s NutcrackerNutcracker
  2. TBAGeorge Balanchine's Theme & Variations
  3. TBADance in America: Choreography by Balanchine
  4. TBAAmerican Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met
  5. 2024The White HelicopterPope Benedict XVI
  6. 2023猟銃
  7. 2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitMinister Sorokin (Uncredited)
  8. 1999Oh, Misha
  9. 1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezCesar
  10. 1991Company BusinessPyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
  11. 1987DancersTony
  12. 1985White NightsNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
  13. 1984Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three ActsBasilio
  14. 1984Les Sylphides
  15. 1984American Ballet Theatre at the Met
  16. 1980CarmenDon José
  17. 1979Baryshnikov at the White House
  18. 1977The NutcrackerToy Nutcracker / Prince
  19. 1977The Turning PointYuri
  20. 1977GiselleCount Albrecht
  21. 1971FiestaPedro Romero
  22. 1969The Tale of the Lackey NikishkaNikishka
  23. 1968City and Song