| #1301925 in eBooks | 2009-06-16 | 2009-06-16 | File type: PDF||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Strong book about Diaghilev, the Ballets Russes, and their impact|By G.C.|The Ballets Russes and their impresario, Sergei Diaghilev, are celebrated for their impact on the art of ballet starting in the early 20th century, through Diaghilev's sudden death in 1929. Garafola takes pains to stress in her introduction that she is dealing not only with the art of the Ballets Russes,|From Library Journal|The Ballets Russes, in existence from 1909 to 1929, heraled modernism in ballet. The company's infamous impresario, Serge Diaghilev, had an uncommon facility for recognizing talent and fostering successful collaborations. He brought together
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 greates...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Diaghilev's Ballets Russes | Lynn Garafola. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
