Léonide Massine Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was BOTD in 1896. Born in Moscow in the Russian Empire, he studied acting and dancing at the Imperial School, and joined the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1913…

Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was BOTD in 1896. The teen lover of ballet impresario #SergeiDiaghilev, he became lead dancer and choreographer of the Ballets Russes. #leonidemassine #supergays #bornonthisday #balletsrusses

Picasso’s cubist costume designs for the Managers in the ballet “Parade” (1917)

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