In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so
profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under
the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev
(1872-1929), the Ballets Russes radically transformed the nature of
ballet--its subject matter, movement idiom, choreographic style,
stage space, music, scenic design, costume, even the dancer's
physical appearance. From 1909 to 1929, it nurtured some of the
greatest choreographers in dance history--Fokine, Nijinsky,
Massine, and Balanchine--and created such classics as "Les
Sylphides, Firebird, Petrouchka, L'Apres-midi d'un Faune, Les
Noces," and "Apollo." Diaghilev brought together some of the
leading artists of his time, including composers Stravinsky,
Debussy, and Prokofiev; artists Picasso, Braque, and Matisse, and
poets Hoffmansthal and Cocteau. "Diaghilev's Ballets Russes" is the
most authoritative history of the company ever written and the
first to examine it as a totality--its art, enterprise, and
audience. Combining social and cultural history with illuminating
discussions of dance, drama, music, art, economics, and public
reception, Lynn Garafola paints an extraordinary portrait of the
company that shaped ballet into what it is today.
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