After being asked more than 15 times over the years to play the role of Diaghilev's provocative virtuoso, the Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov has finally taken a leap of faith. So what persuaded him to do it?'There is not one minute of his dancing ever recorded. He lives through his roles. What a lucky guy. It adds to the mystery." Mikhail Baryshnikov, the greatest male dancer of his generation, is talking about t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM on July 10, 2015