Vasily Tikhomirov

Vasiliy Tikhomirov as Taor in Alexander Gorsky's production of the Petipa/Pugni The Pharaoh's Daughter, Moscow, 1912

Vasiliy Dmitriyevich Tikhomirov (1876–1956) was a dancer (from 1895) and a choreographer (from 1913) with the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, Russia. His most distinguished production was The Red Poppy (1927),[1] with his wife Yekaterina Geltzer in the main role. After the divorce Yekaterina Geltzer and Vasily Tikhomirov remained onstage partners.

He and Geltzer were buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

  1. ^ Peterson McDaniel, Cadra (18 November 2014). American–Soviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet's American Premiere. Lexington Books. p. 36. ISBN 9780739199312.