Background
Yakov Zakharovich Lifshits was born on 17 May 1931, in Vitebsk, Vitsyebskaya Voblasts', Belarus.
ballet soloist, choreographer, teacher
Yakov Zakharovich Lifshits was born on 17 May 1931, in Vitebsk, Vitsyebskaya Voblasts', Belarus.
In childhood, Yakov enrolled in the children's ensemble of the Palace of Pioneers, Ufa. After that, Yakov Zakharovich entered the Moscow Choreographic School and graduated from in 1953. In 1974, he went through directing courses at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, professor Grigorovich's course, 1974.
Yakov Zakharovich Lifshits was a soloist of the Ufa Opera and Ballet Theatre (1953-1961), the Voronezh Musical Theatre (1961-1968), the Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre (1968-1972). Since 1961 (with a break) the teacher, the ballet master of Voronezh Choreographic School, (1977-1979), the ballet master of the Theater of Opera and Ballet (1981-1983). In 1985 he moved to Israel.
Yakov Zakharovich was a colorful and shocking figure. As a ballet master, he always surprised everyone. He did not put on a play that someone had already put on. He did not alter, but created his own ballets.