Vaslav Nijinsky was a famous ballet dancer and choreographer. He is often regarded as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Nijinsky studied at the Imperial Ballet School in Saint Petersburg and gained public attention when he joined the Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in Paris and became the company's star male dancer. Most of his significant ballet performances are "Les Sylphides" (1909), "Scheherazade" (1910), "The Spirit of the Rose" (1911), "Petrushka" (1911). He also choreographing original ballets: "Afternoon of a Faun" (1912), "The Rite of Spring" (1913), "Jeux" (1913) and "Till Eulenspiegel" (1916). In the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum collection there are photos, gravures, costume designs and other items related to Vaslav Nijinsky’s performances.