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The Ballets Russes (1908-1913) on Stage and Screen

By Mark Nicholls

The Ballets Russes (1908-1913) on Stage and Screen Film, Art & Culture

The Ballets Russes (1908-1913) on Stage and Screen

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The Ballet Russes was one of the most influential performing arts companies of the twentieth century. In the years before the outbreak of World War I, the company produced works such as Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, which still engage and inspire music, dance, performance and visual artists to this day. This book is an analysis of the inner workings of this groundbreaking company. Drawing on firsthand accounts by company artists as well as more recent fiction and documentary film reconstructions, it recounts the story of the Sergei Diaghilev-helmed creative hothouse in its formative years. Dominated by artists, musicians and dancers such as Alexandre Benois, Igor Stravinsky, Michel Fokine, Tamara Karsavina and Vaslav Nijinsky, these were years of fusion, ensemble creativity and collaboration. The Ballets Russes defined modernism grounded in principles of artistic rediscovery, and aspired to excellence and the status of high culture without shunning the benefits of hype. Above all, the Ballets Russes created a new art form that transcended all its component parts to stand as a model of artistic fusion, the principles of which continue to inspire artists and audiences.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
2025-12-04
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
McFarland
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1476695024
ISBN13:
9781476695020
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
391 g
Height:
178 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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