Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (Paperback, New ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	Lynn Garafola
Dimensions:	156 x 350 x 227mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	574
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-80878-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-306-80878-1
Barcode:	9780306808784

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