Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director.
Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for his work as "Yuri Kopeikine" in the film The Turning Point.
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Movies (41)
The White Helicopter
2024 · Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
2023
El Cascanueces: Versión Hip Hop
2022 · Self - Cameo
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021 · Self
Studio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Jack Ryan: Código Sombra
2014 · Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
2007 · Presenter
Rehearsing a Dream
2006 · Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Narrator (voice)
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001 · Self
Oh, Misha
1999
Babilée '91
1992 · Self - Dancer
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991 · Cesar, Story
Company Business
1991 · Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989 · Self
Dancers
1987 · Tony
White Nights
1985 · Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, Choreographer
That's Dancing!
1985 · Self - Host
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984 · Basilio
Les Sylphides
1984
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982 · Self - Performer
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · Self
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980 · Self
Carmen
1980 · Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979 · Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Nutcracker
1977 · Toy Nutcracker / Prince, Choreographer
The Turning Point
1977 · Yuri
Giselle
1977 · Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976 · Self
Fiesta
1971 · Pedro Romero
World's Young Ballet
1969
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
1969 · Nikishka
City and Song
1968
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
· Nutcracker
George Balanchine's Theme & Variations
Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine
American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met
TV shows (12)
Doll & Em
2014 · Mikhail
Top Model po-russki
2011 · Special guest
Iconoclasts
2005 · Self
Sex and the City
1998 · Aleksandr Petrovsky
NeXt
1994 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Self
Today
1952 · Self