Russian Ballet. Sergei Diaghilev's "Seasons"
Russian Ballet. Sergei Diaghilev's "Seasons"
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The "Russian Seasons" were legendary theatrical tours organized in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev, a talented promoter of Russian art. Diaghilev's productions were performed at the finest European venues, and our great artists—Nijinsky, Pavlova, Chaliapin, and Kschessinska—were applauded by discerning audiences in the world's leading capitals, while the prestige of Russian opera and ballet was raised to unprecedented heights for the first time.
Diaghilev's productions revolutionized the theatrical world, each one a captivating and shocking spectacle with colorful sets designed by Roerich, Serov, Benois, Bakst, and other Russian artists, sumptuous costumes, and the enchanting music of Mussorgsky, Glinka, Borodin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev...
This book is perhaps the only one on the market that brings together the full range of contemporary recollections without outside commentary or interpretation. The history of the "Russian Seasons" is told by dancers and choreographers, artists and composers, officials, and theater critics, whose insights convey the atmosphere of the early 20th century, when Russian ballet and theater not only expanded the boundaries of traditional art but also changed the face of world culture.
Diaghilev's productions revolutionized the theatrical world, each one a captivating and shocking spectacle with colorful sets designed by Roerich, Serov, Benois, Bakst, and other Russian artists, sumptuous costumes, and the enchanting music of Mussorgsky, Glinka, Borodin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev...
This book is perhaps the only one on the market that brings together the full range of contemporary recollections without outside commentary or interpretation. The history of the "Russian Seasons" is told by dancers and choreographers, artists and composers, officials, and theater critics, whose insights convey the atmosphere of the early 20th century, when Russian ballet and theater not only expanded the boundaries of traditional art but also changed the face of world culture.
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