What was Serge Lifar’s profession?

He was a ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, and writer.

What nationalities are associated with Serge Lifar?

He held citizenship in France and was historically associated with the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

Serge Lifar

Q: What awards did Serge Lifar receive?

Serge Lifar was a recipient of the Knight of the Legion of Honour and was designated as a National legend of Ukraine.

Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer (1905–1986)

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Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: April 2, 1904, April 2, 1905, March 20, 1905^[11]^[12]
Date of death: December 15, 1986
Place of birth: Pyrohiv, Kyiv^[10]
Place of death: Lausanne
Country of citizenship: France, Russian Empire, Soviet Union^[14]^[15]^[16]
Ethnic group: Ukrainians^[17]
Occupation: ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, writer, dancer
Field of work: ballet^[18]
Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, National legend of Ukraine^[21]^[22]^[23]
Official website: www.sergelifar.org^[33]
Student of: Enrico Cecchetti^[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian, French^[35]^[36]
Archives at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts, Library of Congress Music Division, Departmental archives of Yvelines^[25]^[26]^[27]
Birth name: Сергій Михайлович Лифар, Сергей Михайлович Лифарь^[37]^[38]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Lyfar, Lifar^[28]^[29]
Given name: Siergiej, Sergey, Serge^[30]^[31]^[32]
Name in native language: Serge Lifar^[39]
Place of burial: Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery^[13]
Student: Gilbert Mayer, Enrique Lommi^[19]^[20]

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Occupation 5

writer, ballet dancer, dancer, ballet master, choreographer

Country of citizenship 3

France, Soviet Union, Russian Empire

Award received 2

Knight of the Legion of Honour, National legend of Ukraine

Given name 2

Serge, Sergey

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

French, Russian

Place of birth 2

Kyiv, Pyrohiv

Field of work 1

ballet

Instance of 1

human

Place of burial 1

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Place of death 1

Lausanne

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

Enrico Cecchetti

← Cast member 1

Testament of Orpheus

← Choreographer 1

Bacchus and Ariadne

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Sendim e Atenor

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Summary

Serge Lifar was born on April 2, 1904^[1], in Pyrohiv^[2]. He died on December 15, 1986^[3], in Lausanne^[4]. He worked as a ballet dancer^[5], choreographer^[6], ballet master^[7], writer^[8], and dancer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Serge Lifar born?

Serge Lifar was born in Pyrohiv^[2].

Where did Serge Lifar die?

Serge Lifar passed away in Lausanne^[4].

What did Serge Lifar do for work?

Serge Lifar worked as a ballet dancer^[5], choreographer^[6], ballet master^[7], writer^[8], and dancer^[9].

What awards did Serge Lifar receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[21], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[22], and National legend of Ukraine^[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Serge Lifar — place of birth (P19): Pyrohiv. parish register. cdiak.archives.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Serge Lifar — place of birth (P19): Kyiv. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-03-30. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Serge Lifar — place of death (P20): Lausanne. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Serge Lifar — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Serge Lifar — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Serge Lifar — country of citizenship (P27): Russian Empire. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Serge Lifar — country of citizenship (P27): Soviet Union. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Serge Lifar — field of work (P101): ballet. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Serge Lifar — occupation (P106): ballet dancer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Serge Lifar — occupation (P106): choreographer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Serge Lifar — occupation (P106): ballet master. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Serge Lifar — occupation (P106): writer. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Serge Lifar — occupation (P106): dancer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Serge Lifar — place of burial (P119): Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Serge Lifar — award received (P166): Knight of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Serge Lifar — award received (P166): Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Serge Lifar — award received (P166): National legend of Ukraine. president.gov.ua. president.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Serge Lifar — ethnic group (P172): Ukrainians. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Serge Lifar — archives at (P485): SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts. performing-arts.ch. Retrieved 2026-06-18. data.performing-arts.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Serge Lifar — archives at (P485): Library of Congress Music Division. hdl.loc.gov. hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Serge Lifar — archives at (P485): Departmental archives of Yvelines. archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-12. archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Serge Lifar — date of birth (P569): April 2, 1904. RKDartists. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Serge Lifar — date of birth (P569): April 2, 1905. sergelifar.org. sergelifar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Serge Lifar — date of birth (P569): March 20, 1905. parish register. Retrieved 2026-10-18. cdiak.archives.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Serge Lifar — date of death (P570): December 15, 1986. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Serge Lifar — family name (P734): Lyfar. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Serge Lifar — family name (P734): Lifar. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Serge Lifar — given name (P735): Siergiej. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Serge Lifar — given name (P735): Sergey. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Serge Lifar — given name (P735): Serge. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Serge Lifar — student (P802): Gilbert Mayer. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Serge Lifar — student (P802): Enrique Lommi. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Serge Lifar — official website (P856): https://www.sergelifar.org. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Serge Lifar — student of (P1066): Enrico Cecchetti. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Serge Lifar — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Russian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Serge Lifar — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Serge Lifar — birth name (P1477): Сергій Михайлович Лифар. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Serge Lifar — birth name (P1477): Сергей Михайлович Лифарь. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Serge Lifar — name in native language (P1559): Serge Lifar. wikidata.org.

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