Leonid Mikhailovich Lavrovsky was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, most famous for choreographing the first full version of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.
10 Facts About Leonid Lavrovsky
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Leonid Lavrovsky danced with the former Mariinsky Theatre, performing such roles as Siegfried in Swan Lake, Jean de Brienne in Raymonda, and the lead in Chopiniana.
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Leonid Lavrovsky performed in Fyodor Lopukhov's Dance Symphony along with Balanchine, Alexandra Danilova, and Lidia Ivanova.
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Leonid Lavrovsky's production is widely recognized as one of the greatest examples of the drambalet genre in Soviet Theater.
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In 1944, largely owing to the success of Romeo and Juliet, Leonid Lavrovsky was made the head ballet master for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
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At the Bolshoi, Leonid Lavrovsky staged the premiere production of Prokofiev's The Tale of the Stone Flower, a ballet based on a short story by Pavel Bazhov.
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Leonid Lavrovsky publicly retaliated in his key note address for the All-Union Choreographic Conference held in Moscow in 1960.
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Nevertheless, Leonid Lavrovsky eventually lost the battle; he was replaced by Grigorovich as artistic director for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1964.
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From 1964 to his death in 1967, Leonid Lavrovsky served as a professor at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
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Leonid Lavrovsky married former ballet dancer Elena Chikvaidze; their son, Mikhail Leonid Lavrovsky, was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Theatre.