Bibliograph

Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballets russes 1909-1929, edited by Jane Pritchard

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Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballets russes 1909-1929, edited by Jane Pritchard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballets russes 1909-1929

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

505419576

Responsibility statement

edited by Jane Pritchard

Summary

Active in Europe and America between 1909 and 1929, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company expanded the frontiers of theatre specifically, and art more generally. Many of its acclaimed productions were true collaborations that continue to capture the imagination of audiences a century later

Table Of Contents

Serge Diaghilev and the strange birth of the Ballets Russes / Geoffrey Marsh -- Diaghilev the man / Sjeng Scheijen -- The transformation of ballet ; Creating productions / Jane Pritchard -- Léon Bakst, Natalia Goncharova and Pablo Picasso / John E. Bowlt -- Wardrobe / Sarah Woodcock -- Music and the Ballets Russes / Howard Goodall -- A giant that continues to grow : the impact, influence and legacy of the Ballets Russes / Jane Pritchard

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