The nabobs of Paris high society must have thought they were slumming. They'd shown up in full dress at a dingy playhouse to see a group of avant-garde Russian dancers, who themselves were fish out of ...

Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers who worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking ...

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In 1909, the Russian impresario came to Paris and created a sensation with a company he called the Ballets Russes. A new 22-disc set revisits the music of Diaghilev's legendary ballets. This is FRESH ...

Vladimir Vyatkin/Sputnik Celebrating 2018 as the Year of Ballet in Russia, it’s worth paying hommage to the outstanding people who devoted their lives to the exceptional art of Russian ballet, and who ...

If your idea of ballet is a flurry of tutus and toeshoes, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington will expand your vision. "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes" shows the ...

It’s May 1922. There’s a dazzling soiree going on at the Hotel Majestic: Picasso is there, and so is Stravinsky. Serge Diaghilev, head of the Ballets Russes, is the ringleader at this after-party for ...

The concept of “total work of art” is most often associated with composer Richard Wagner and his legacy, but he was far from the only artist across disciplines who accomplished it. Les Ballets Russes, ...

But first a bit of background. The electrifying debut of the Ballet Russes in Paris in 1909 undoubtedly changed the course of culture and fashion; the fairy-tale and far-away fantasies on the stage ...

The world glory of the Russian ballet started with these performances by Serge Diaghilev’s dancers. At the beginning of the 20th century, impresario Serge Diaghilev organized regular tours of Russian ...