Ida Rubinstein

Ida Rubinstein
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Ида Рубинштейн
Rubinstein in 1912
Born
Ida Lvovna Rubinstein

(1883-10-03)3 October 1883
Kharkov, Russian Empire
Died20 September 1960(1960-09-20) (aged 76)
Vence, France
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actress
Years active1908–1939

Ida Lvovna Rubinstein (Russian: Ида Львовна Рубинштейн; 3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1883 – 20 September 1960) was a Russian dancer, actress, art patron and Belle Époque figure. She performed with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1909 to 1911 and later formed her own company. Boléro by Ravel (1928) was among her commissions.