Ballet russe

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Ballet Russes

Program cover of 1916 Diaghilev's Ballets Russes first and only American tour - cover

Leon Bakst - Costume design for the Queen of the Night from Mozart's 'Magic Flute' , 1922

Yolonda Jordan D'Amico with Joe Alegado # "The Nutcracker" # Arabian Dance

Tamara Karsavina began her professional career with Russia's Imperial Ballet in 1902, at age 17, and rose quickly through the ranks to become a leading ballerina. She began traveling to Paris in 1910 to dance with the Ballets Russes. Her most famous roles were in the ballets of Michel Fokine, her most famous being the title role in the "Firebird." Tamara Karsavina helped establish England's Royal Ballet and was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Dance. Based on the prologue to “The…

On the evening of May 29, 1913 the Parisian upper class gathered at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees for the premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rites of Spring) performed by Diaghilev’s Ballets R…

boris israelevich anisfeld costume design for cадко (sadko)..

With its unique collaborations between famous dancers, artists and composers, the Ballets Russes was a revitalising force in 20th-century contemporary dance. We take a look at some of the most magical moments