Famous Soviet Choreographers: 35 Biographies

Biographies of notable soviet choreographers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.

Vasili Vainonen
Soviet Union

Vasili Vainonen

Russian choreographer (1901–1964)

1901–1964
Bronislava Nijinska
Soviet Union

Bronislava Nijinska

Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1891–1972)

1891–1972
Aram Khachaturian
Soviet Union

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

1903–1978
Alibaba Abdullayev
Soviet Union

Alibaba Abdullayev

Azerbaijani folklore dancer, teacher, and choreographer

1915–1980
M
Soviet Union

Mukarram Turgunbaeva

Soviet ballet dancer, ballet master and actor (1913-1978)

1913–1978
R
Soviet Union

Rostislav Zakharov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, ballet and opera director (1907–1984)

1907–1984
V
Soviet Union

Vera Volkova

Russian ballet dancer (1904-1975)

1904–1975
N
Soviet Union

Nadezhda Nadezhdina

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1908-1979)

1908–1979
V
Soviet Union

Vladimir Bourmeister

Soviet choreographer, ballet master and ballet dancer (1904-1971)

1904–1971
Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky
Soviet Union

Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky

Russian choreographer (1871–1924)

1871–1924
Maximilian Steinberg
Soviet Union

Maximilian Steinberg

Russian composer (1883-1946)

1883–1946
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
Soviet Union

Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky

composer, conductor (music), pianist, music teacher

1904–1987
Vasyl Verkhovynets
Soviet Union

Vasyl Verkhovynets

Ukrainian dancer and choreographer (1880–1938)

1880–1938
Lydia Lopokova
Soviet Union

Lydia Lopokova

Russian ballet dancer (1892–1981)

1892–1981
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin

Russian ballet dancer (1907-1970)

1907–1970
Iliko Sukhishvili
Soviet Union

Iliko Sukhishvili

Georgian dancer (1907-1985)

1907–1985
Vasily Tikhomirov
Soviet Union

Vasily Tikhomirov

Russian ballet dancer (1876–1956)

1876–1956
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Soviet Union

Nikolai Tcherepnin

Russian composer (1873–1945)

1873–1945
Aleksey Yermolayev
Soviet Union

Aleksey Yermolayev

Russian ballet dancer (1910–1975)

1910–1975
Adrian Piotrovsky
Soviet Union

Adrian Piotrovsky

Russian theatre director (1898–1937)

1898–1937
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
Soviet Union

Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich

Soviet aircraft designer (1883–1938)

1883–1938
Pavlo Virsky
Soviet Union

Pavlo Virsky

Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975)

1905–1975
Reinhold Glière
Soviet Union

Reinhold Glière

Soviet Ukrainian composer (1875–1956)

1875–1956
Tamara Khanum
Soviet Union

Tamara Khanum

Uzbek dancer of Armenian heritage (1906-1991)

1906–1991
V
Soviet Union

Valentin Parnakh

Russian jazz pioneer (1891-1951)

1891–1951
Lyubov Blok
Soviet Union

Lyubov Blok

Russian actor, choreographer and music critic (1881-1939)

1881–1939
Kasian Goleyzovsky
Soviet Union

Kasian Goleyzovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer (1892–1970)

1892–1970
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Lavrovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer at Mariinsky & Bolshoi (1905–1967)

1905–1967
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Yakobson

Russian choreographer (1904-1975)

1904–1975
I
Soviet Union

Isahar Akilov

soviet artist, dancer, ballet master and choreographer

1914–1988
T
Soviet Union

Tankho Israelov

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1917-1981)

1917–1981
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Plisetski

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1931-1985)

1931–1985
F
Soviet Union

Fyodor Lopukhov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher and writer

1886–1973
Sulamith Messerer
Soviet Union

Sulamith Messerer

Russian ballerina and choreographer (1908–2004)

1908–2004
V
Soviet Union

Vera Shabshai

Soviet dancer, choreographer and teacher (1905–1988)

1905–1988