Ivan Clustine

Ivan Nikolayevich Khlyustin (Russian: Иван Николаевич Хлюстин;[lower-alpha 1] 22 August [O.S. 10 August] 1862 – 21 November 1941),[1] usually referred to outside Russia as Ivan Clustine, was a Russian dancer, ballet master, and choreographer.[1] He was "offered the position of ballet master and teacher at the Paris Opera, where he served from 1909 to 1914."[1] He was then intermittently ballet master of Anna Pavlova's company until her death.[1] Among his choreographies were La Péri (1912), Philotis,[2] and Hansli le Bossu[3] (1914).

Ivan Clustine
Born
Иванъ Николаевичъ Хлюстинъ

22 August 1862
Moscow,[1] Russia
Died21 November 1941(1941-11-21) (aged 79)
Nice,[1] France
OccupationDancer, ballet master, choreographer

Notes
  1. Иванъ Николаевичъ Хлюстинъ in Russian pre-revolutionary script.

References
  1. Cohen, Selma Jeanne; Dorris, George E. (1998). International encyclopedia of dance. p. 181. ISBN 9780195123067.
  2. Les Annales politiques et littéraires: revue universelle. 1914.
  3. Comoedia illustré: journal artistique. 1914. p. 886.
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