Kyra Vaslavovna Nijinsky (19 June 1914 – 1 September 1998), was a ballet dancer of Polish and Hungarian ancestry, with a Russian dance and cultural heritage. She was the daughter of Vaslav Nijinsky and the niece of Bronislava Nijinska. In the 1930s she appeared in ballets mounted by Ida Rubinstein, Max Reinhardt, Marie Rambert, Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor.
Her father Vaslav (1889-1950) was a world-renowned dancer with the Ballets Russes in Paris. Her aunt Bronia (1891-1972) also excelled in dance and was a leading choreographer, initially with Ballets Russes. Her mother Romola de Pulszky was a socialite and author. Romola's mother, Kyra's grandmother, was Emilia Márkus, a popular Hungarian actress.
Kyra was born to Romola and Vaslav in Vienna.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Nadine Meisner, "Obituary: Kyra Nijinsky". in The Independent, Oct. 21, 1998. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Klaudia Zelazowska, "Oswald Birley, Portrait of Kyra Nijinsky, a dancer who understands". in Daily Art magazine, Mar. 11, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Ostwald (1991), p.126: "a Slavic middle name, Vaslavosna, in honor of her father, as is customary for Russians"; pp. 80-84: her mother Romola's family.
- ^ Nijinska (1981), pp. 11-13, 513-515 (her father Vaslav's family of ballet dancers).