- Time magazine named him "the greatest living
dancer"
- Has pursued his passion for dancing for over 40
years in a range of dance disciplines
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A native of Riga, Baryshnikov began studying ballet
at age nine
- Entered the school of the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad
as a teenager and graduated to principal dancer in
1969
- At age 26, he settled in New York City as a principal
dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
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In 1979, Baryshnikov moved to New York City Ballet
to work with master choreographer, George Balanchine
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Baryshnikov has danced more than 100 different
works in his illustrious career
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From 1990-2002, Baryshnikov was director and dancer
with White Oak Dance Project
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Baryshnikov Dance Foundation is currently producing
and touring his solo dance program, "Solos
with Piano or not..."
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Among his most recent awards are the Kennedy Center
Honors, The National Medal of Honor, Commonwealth
Award, and The Chubb Fellowship.
Filmography:
Company Business (1991) .... Pyiotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, The (1991) .... Cesar
Dancers (1987) .... Tony
White Nights (1985) .... Nikolai (Kolya) Rodchenko
American Ballet Theater at the Met, The (1984) (TV)
Don Quixote (1984) (TV) .... Basilio
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981) (TV)
Turning Point, The (1977) .... Yuri Kopeikine
Nutcracker, The (1977) (TV) .... Nutcracker/Prince
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