13 Facts About Irina Nijinska

Irina Nijinska was a Russian-Polish ballet dancer who performed with the company of Ida Rubinstein; in the Theatre de la Danse Nijinska; the Ballets Russes of Col.

Irina Nijinska spent much of her later life promoting the work of her mother, Bronislava Nijinska, the dancer and choreographer.

Irina Nijinska was born in St Petersburg, the daughter of Nijinska and dancer Alexander Kotchetovsky.

Irina Nijinska's uncle was the world famous dancer Vaslav Nijinsky; and her grandparents were dancers Thomas Nijinsky and Eleanora Bereda.

Irina Nijinska's mother took her two children west in 1921, eventually settling in France.

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Irina Nijinska made her debut with Olga Spessivtzeva's troupe in 1930 and went on to dance in many of the dance troupes with which her mother was associated, performing under the stage name Irina Istomina.

Irina Nijinska made the publishing arrangements and it appeared in 1981, being named a Notable Book of 1981 by the American Library Association.

Irina Nijinska continued working with the revivals of Bronislava's original choreographies, produced at different ballet-company venues.

Irina Nijinska's staging of "Les Noces" for the Feld Ballet, in 1985, was notable for the design of a new set by Ming Cho Lee.

In 1990, Irina Nijinska revived the Bride's Variation from "Le Baiser de la Fee" for a conference sponsored by the Dance Critics Association.

Irina Nijinska was instrumental in promoting her mother's works through her involvement in two historic museum exhibitions.

In 1946 Irina had married Gibbs S Raetz; they had two children, Natalie and George.

In 1991 at age 77, Irina Nijinska died in a hospital room in Inglewood after suffering a stroke on May 29, in Amsterdam.