In 1910 , the company 's Prima ballerina assoluta Mathilde Kschessinska selected Nijinsky to dance in a revival of Marius Petipa 's Le Talisman . Nijinsky created a sensation in the role of the Wind God Vayou . In 1910 , the company 's Prima ballerina assoluta Mathilde Kschessinska selected Nijinsky to dance in a revival of Marius Petipa 's Le Talisman , during which Nijinsky created a sensation in the role of the Wind God Vayou .