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Charmer, charlatan, patron, genius
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Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (1872-1929) had a badger-stripe of
white in his dark hair, giving him a look of Susan Sontag and Bride
of Frankenstein. In the portraits of the great Russian impresario
that you find dotted around "Diaghilev: Creator of the Ballets
Russes" at the Barbican, this feature (which earnt him the nickname
"Chinchilla") is somewhat easier to spot than evidence of the
formidable charm to which his contemporaries made ritual reference.
"He could charm a dead man to lif...
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Art of the Ballets Russes explored in exhibit. (museum Highlights).(Baltimore Museum )(Brief Article)
Art Business News
; The Baltimore Museum gives modern audiences a chance to experience the legendary Ballets Russes of the early 20th century in Art of the Ballets Russes, a theatrical installation of works and remnants from 25 productions by the Ballets Russes. Performing between 1909 and 1929 under the leadership of
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'Ballets Russes,' A Spirited Spin Through History
The Washington Post
; How much do ballet lovers on these shores owe to the Ballets Russes? As surely as Alexander the Great plowed through the known world in his day, those starving Russian emigres rolled across America and built a ballet audience where none had been before. A new territory was swiftly conquered. After
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BALLETS RUSSES
Dance Spirit
; BALLETS RUSSES The lavish history of 20th-century ballet comes alive in Ballets Russes, a documentary by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine that traces the company through highs and lows, including its split into two rival companies. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January and
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Diaghilev plays Hartford A spectacular show recalls the glory of the Ballets Russes
The Boston Globe
; DESIGN, DANCE AND MUSIC OF THE BALLETS RUSSES At the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, through Dec. 28. Organized by Jean K. Cadogan, Cynthia Roman, and Carol Krute, with a forthcoming catalog written by Alexander Schouvaloff. ARTFORD -- Serge Diaghilev was the greatest impresario of his age, the man
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Ballet doc leaps beyond dance to larger matters
Daily Breeze
; The legendary impresario Sergei Diaghilev established the Ballets Russes in Paris during the early 20th century, when the company stood at the very epicenter of an artistic earthquake, most memorably in the raucous 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." Diaghilev moved the company
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