Name: Diaghilev's Empire : How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World
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Diaghilev’s Empire : How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

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Author: Christiansen, Rupert

Dance & other performing arts

Published on 10 October 2024 by Faber & Faber in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
129 x 197 x 27 | 338g

‘Deliciously entertaining.’ Financial Times’Scintillating . . . fizzes with balletic energy.’ Daily Mail’Gripping . . . bursting with extraordinary characters and anecdotes.’ Sunday Telegraph’An extraordinary tale, enthrallingly told.’ GramophoneSuch was the credo of the ruthlessly manipulative and resourceful Serge Diaghilev – the Russian impresario who created the modern art form of ballet. Commissioning such legendary names as Nijinsky, Fokine, Stravinsky and Picasso, he produced a series of radically original works that had a revolutionary impact throughout the Western world. Off stage there was scandal and sensation, collaboration and competition, tempestuous affairs and a wild carousel of mayhem.

The Ballet Russes left a matchless artistic legacy, ending with the abrupt death of Diaghilev in 1929. But the achievements of its heroic prime would continue to set the standards for the next era.

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Diaghilev’s Empire : How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World