Nikita Dolgushin
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Nikita Dolgushin | |
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Никита Долгушин | |
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| Born | November 8, 1938 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | July 10, 2012 (aged 73) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Occupations | Ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet teacher |
| Years active | 1950–2012 |
| Spouse | Alla Baranova |
Nikita Aleksandrovich Dolgushin[a] (November 8, 1938 – June 10, 2012)[1] was a Russian Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher.[2] He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1988.[3][4]
In 1959 he graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School (Alexander Pushkin's course).[5] Following graduation, Dolgushin joined Kirov Ballet and then moved to Novosibirsk. In 1961–1966, he was the leading dancer of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.[6] From 1968 to 1983 Dolgushin was a ballet dancer with the Mikhailovsky Theatre and Ballet and in 2007 returned to Saint Petersburg as a pedagogue. From 2009 to 2011 he was a chairman of the Mikhailovsky Theatre's Art Council. Throughout 15 remaining years of his life, Dolgushin served on a choreography faculty of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.[7]
