The Diaghilev Ballet existed from 1909 to 1929; and from its
beginningto its end Serge Grigoriev acted as r gisseur-that is to
say he was responsible for every aspect of the venture save its
finance. In theearly 1950s he began reading back among the "logs"
of the Ballet'smany seasons, and decided that he would write what
no one elsecould write-the story of Diaghilev's extraordinary
enterprise as seenby one of its major participants. His book offers
a chronology of the Ballet's history, beginning withthe first
preparations in St. Petersburg, through triumphs and setbacks in
Paris, disaster in the United States, revolution in Portugal, tothe
last phase when, cut off from Russia, the Ballet found an official
home in Monte Carlo. Almost without exception, the leading European
practitioners of music and painting came to collaborate with
Diaghilev. Add the names of the dancers, and virtually all the
famous figures in theartistic world of the period find a place in
Grigoriev's record. Of Diaghilev himself-the strange genius behind
this fabulous adventure, the creative artist who could only create
in collaboration with dancer-choreographers-a vivid portrait
emerges. He underwent every kind of fortune, good and bad, deserved
andundeserved, finally refusing to regard himself as a sick man,
gambling with death and losing his stake.
General
Imprint: |
Dance Books Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
April 2009 |
Authors: |
S.L. Grigoriev
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85273-132-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Dance >
Ballet
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LSN: |
1-85273-132-X |
Barcode: |
9781852731328 |
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