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INSANE: Vaslav nijinsky | Vintage Vibes

Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of his life in hospital. Virginia Woolf lived with bipolar disorder, eventually taking her own life as she felt another deep depression beginning.

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At Rising, a dance program delves into dark places – and then finally oozes with joy

I first came across the work of Argentinian underground enfant terrible Marina Otero in 2022, seeing her work Fuck Me in Paris. Fuck Me starts with shaky videos of Otero speaking from a hospital bed while awaiting spinal surgery, explaining her initial absence from the stage.

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‘I was sure salvation lay in art’: Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness

The Argentinian choreographer, known for working out her traumas and neuroses on stage, is bringing her provocative new work, Kill Me, to Australia

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Latino Dance Icon Herman Cornejo on "Anima Animal": Bringing a 100-Year-Old Lost Ballet to Miami- INTERVIEW

Considered one of the best dancers in the world, the Argentinian artist is making history with a Guaraní legend.

Latin Times

The Australian Ballet: Nijinsky review - riveting, defiant portrait of madness ain’t pretty

John Neumeier’s ballet about the life and torment of ‘god of dance’ Vaslav Nijinsky is searing, passionate and defiantly queer

The Guardian - AU

Australian Ballet back with tale of superstar Nijinsky

The last time the Australian Ballet staged Nijinksy, it won standing ovations at every show. Almost a decade later, it's back.

AAP

Australian Ballet leaps into new venue with 2025 slate

The Australian Ballet's 2025 season features two world premieres, by Stephanie Lake and William Forsythe, and the return of Nijinsky, Manon, and Carmen.

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The cross-Africa dance company bringing new life to Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring

At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a straightforward yet brutal narrative – a community selects a sacrificial victim, a virgin who will be martyred to their fertility god to secure a good harvest. The…

The Conversation

‘It’s a grief and a healing’: why dance-makers love The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky’s ballet sensation of 1913 shocked its first Paris audience. More than 150 versions later, the far-reaching pull of this modernist masterpiece remains irresistible…

The Guardian - UK

2022 was a big year for dance books: Here are 5 to check out

These books shed light on some of dance's most iconic figures and provide a glimpse into the state of ballet culture today — and the direction it's heading next year and for years to come.

WEKU

Israel Galván: La Consagración de la Primavera review – Stravinsky’s Rite reborn

The flamenco star reinvents Stravinsky’s 1913 ballet in a stunning solo show that seems to take over his entire body

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