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Ida Rubinstein

A look ahead with former ABT ballerina Naomi Sorkin, who stars as the Russian dancer and impressario in a new play that opens in September

1920 Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra

Ida Rubinstein

“Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine into a wealthy Jewish family, Rubinstein was orphaned at an early age. She had, by the standard of Russian ballet, little formal training. Tutored by Mikhail Fokine, she made her debut in 1908. This was a single private performance of Oscar Wilde's Salomé, in which she stripped nude in the course of the 'Dance of the Seven Veils'. “Sergei Diaghilev took her with the Ballets Russes and she danced the title role of 'Cléopâtre' in the Paris season of 1909, and Zobéide…

Ida Lvovna Rubinstein (1883–1960) was a Russian dancer, actress and art patron. She performed with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1909-1911 then quit to form her own company. Boléro by Ravel (1928) was among her commissions. She is not considered to be in the top tier of ballerinas as she began her training too late. She had great stage presence and was able to act. With her inherited wealth she commissioned works that suited her abilities, works that mixed dance with drama and stagecraft.

Ida Rubinstein as Saint Sebastián in "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastián"

Ida Rubinstein par Dora Kallmus (Madame d'Ora)

Ida Rubinstein by Romaine Brooks

Art Deco by Georges Barbier

María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)

Image file to download and vintage original printpublished in 1912 Ida Rubinstein Portrait — , Dance — Clipping

French postcard by RA, Le Martyr de St. Sebastien (1911). Ida Rubinstein (1885- 1960) in Le Martyr de St. Sebastien

An extraordinarily independent woman, Brooks crafted an androgynous appearance and a unique artistic voice that challenged conventions of how women should look and behave.

Ida Rubinstein as Basiliola in the film La Nave (1921)