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Baryshnikov, Mikhail
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(m ´khail bar ´´shn käv´) (KEY) , 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia. He studied in Riga and performed with the Kirov Ballet (1966–74). Although highly respected and extremely popular in the Soviet Union, he defected to the West in 1974, where he danced with the American Ballet Theatre (1974–78) and the New York City Ballet (1978–79). Among the many dances in which he has performed are Swan Lake, Giselle, Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, and John Butler’s Medea. He has also choreographed such works as The Nutcracker and Don Quixote.
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