Serge Lifar
Serge Lifar | |
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| Сергій Лифар | |
Serge Lifar in 1961 | |
| Born | Serhіy Mуkhailovуch Lуfar 15 April 1905 |
| Died | 15 December 1986 (aged 81) |
| Occupations | ballet dancer, choreographer |
| Known for | Paris Opéra Ballet |
Serge Lifar (Ukrainian: Сергій Михайлович Лифар, romanized: Serhii Mykhailovych Lyfar; 20 March [O.S. 2 April] 1905 – 15 December 1986) was a Ukrainian dancer. Lifar was also a choreographer, director, writer, theoretician about dance, and collector.
As ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1944, and from 1947 to 1958, he devoted himself to the restoration of the technical level of the Paris Opera Ballet, returning it to its place as one of the best companies in the world.