He was born in New York on 25/7/1944. He was the son of Russian choreographer Léonide Massine (1896-1979), who was the creator of emblematic ballets for Sergei Diaghilef’s Ballets Russes. He studied dance with his father and Viktor Gvovsky (1902-1974). He made his first appearance on stage at the Nervi Dance Festival in Genoa and at the Aldeburgh Festival, England, where he interpreted Puck in the world premiere of Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Subsequently, he settled in Paris, where he worked as an actor and a choreographer. In 1964, he formed with his sister Tatiana the European Ballet, with which they toured Europe (1954-1967). From 1968 to 1970, he worked as a leading dancer and choreographer with Maurice Béjart’s Ballet of the 20th Century (Ballet du XXe siècle). From 1971 to 1973, he was a member of the New York City Ballet. He has choreographed more than fifty ballets and musicals: Ondine, Four last songs, Symphony No. 10 (mus. Mahler), Esoteric Satie, etc. Upon commission by the Verona Arena Festival (1990), he choreographed the ballet Zorba (mus. Mikis Theodorakis), which was a worldwide success. He has presented his works and has performed as a leading dancer at the New York Metropolitan Opera House, the London Royal Opera House and at opera houses in various Italian cities: Milan, Venice, Naples, Rome, Genoa, Palermo, and the Verona Arena Festival. He has contributed in reconstructions of his father’s ballets by the American Ballet Theater, as well as at the Paris Opera House, the Bolshoi Theater and elsewhere. From 1977 to 1998, he choreographed for the GNO four ballets: The Damned Snake [To katarameno fidi], A Tribute to Manos Hadjidakis [Afieroma ston Mano Hadjidaki], A Mad Story [Mia treli istoria], Romeo and Juliet. In addition, the GNO stages Zorba frequently.