Collection: Nina Novak Collection | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

The Nina Novak Collection contains a memoir, programs, correspondence, an oral history, a unicorn mask and other memorabilia from her time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Dates

2012

Creator

Novak, Nina (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

The Collections are available to researchers by appointment. Please email brarchive@ou.edu for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Ballets Russes Special Collections and Archive holds the physical rights only to most materials. Researchers must secure written permission from the Archive to publish archival material. Researchers assume all responsibility for conforming to copyright laws and for correctly citing the source of the archival material.

Extent

1 letter sized document box, 1 special box for mask Boxes (The Nina Novak Collection contains a memoir, programs, correspondence, an oral history, a unicorn mask and other memorabilia from her time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. )

Additional Description

Overview

Nina Novak, a Polish ballerina, danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Her collection contains a book, correspondence, ephemera, photos, and a unicorn mask.

Biographical / Historical

Nina Novak studied at the School of the Warsaw Opera House as well as under Bronislava Nijinska. She joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1948 and was promoted to ballerina at the end of her first season with the company. She remained with the Ballet Russe until 1962, serving as ballet mistress on top of her roles as ballerina. Nina Novak lived in Caracas, Venezuela, where she founded and and ran Ballet Classico. She died in Philadelphia at the age of 97 on March 15, 2022