Vaslav Nijinsky as Petrushka, 1911

Elliott & Fry :: Vaslav Nijinsky as the Rag Doll ‘Petrouchka’ (1911). Petrushka [French: Petrouchka] premiered June 13, 1911 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris with costume and scenery design by Alexandre Benois, music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Michel Fokine. | src Leo Boudreau, visit his site for more info about Petrouchka and links to the ballet’s videos
Dover Street Studios (Photographer) :: Nijinsky, London, 1910-1911. | src NYPL
Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky in three-quarter profile, left fist clenched before him in the title role of Petrouchka (a rag doll), 1910-1911.
Petrouchka (Choreographic work: Michel Fokine); uncredited photographer on source | src NYPL

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