Fokine (redirected from Fokine, Michel)

Fo·kine  (fô-kn, f-), Michel 1880-1942.

Russian-born American choreographer often considered the founder of modern ballet. His works, such as Petrouchka (1916), emphasize drama and expression instead of the rigid and traditional elements of ballet.

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Fokine (Russian) [ˈfɔkin (French) fɔkin]

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(Biographies / Fokine, Michel (1880-1942) M, USnational of birth: Russian, DANCE: choreographer) Michel (miʃɛl). 1880-1942, US choreographer, born in Russia, regarded as the creator of modern ballet. He worked with Diaghilev as director of the Ballet Russe (1909-15), producing works such as Les Sylphides and Petrushka