Nijinsky's Last Dance

by Norman Allen

This one-man tour-de-force delves into the hidden recesses of the great dancer's psyche as he fights for his sanity. In a searing 90 minutes, Nijinsky not only relives his past but embodies the people who inhabit it, including lover Sergei Diaghilev, prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina, and artistic champion Auguste Rodin. Through the passionate telling of his own rise and fall, Nijinsky offers his audience a...

This one-man tour-de-force delves into the hidden recesses of the great dancer's psyche as he fights for his sanity. In a searing 90 minutes, Nijinsky not only relives his past but embodies the people who inhabit it, including lover Sergei Diaghilev, prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina, and artistic champion Auguste Rodin. Through the passionate telling of his own rise and fall, Nijinsky offers his audience a glimpse into a collapsing civilization and the unraveling of the twentieth century.

Winner of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Play

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Nijinsky's Last Dance

Production History

  • Professional, Mladinsko Theare, Slovenia - in repertory since 2010, 2015
  • University, Missouri State University, 2015
  • Professional, Mladinsko Theatre and Cultural DC, 2013
  • Professional, Stage World, 2012
  • Professional, Bread and Water, Rochester, NY, 2010
  • University, Yale School of Drama, 2009
  • Professional, Workshop Theatre Group, Edinburgh and Dublin Theatre Festival, 2008
  • Professional, EDGE Theatre, 2007
  • Professional, Spinoza House, Budapest, 2007
  • Professional, Workshop Theatre Group, Richmond, VA, 2007
  • Professional, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 2003
  • Professional, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2003
  • Professional, Pierter Toerien, Producer - Cape Town, Johannesburg, Grahamstown Festival, 2000
  • Professional, Signature Theatre, VA, 1998