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Mikhail Baryshnikov

SANTA MONICA, CA - APRIL 11: Maxim Maminov, Lasse Lindbergh, Maria Gulik, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dmitry Krymov, Ossi Makkonen and Polina Butko attend the U.S. Premiere of 'In Paris' at The Broad Stage on April 11, 2012 in Santa Monica, California.

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    -- Mikhail Baryshnikov , Cate Blanchett and Alan Cumming will be among the stars in this summer's Lincoln Center Festival.The festival announced Wednesday that the offerings will include Baryshnikov in the new play "In Paris" and Blanchett in the Sydney Theatre   Read more »

  • Baryshnikov shows his dance photography in Miami

    -- Dance great Mikhail Baryshnikov has been the subject of many photographs. Now he's turning the camera on other dancers around the world.An exhibition of Baryshnikov's photography opens Friday at the Gary Nader Art Centre in Miami. The show is titled "Dance   Read more »

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About Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Барышников) (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American 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 dance and later became artistic director with the American Ballet Theatre, also in New York.

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