"All the major movements of the early 20th century are reflected in the Russian Ballet..." *
Once again my heart is broken as the worldwide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ballets Russes goes on without me.
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A trio of Dapper Dans:
Serge Diaghilev, Vaslav Nijinsky, Igor Stravinsky
1912
Photo by Bronislava Nijinska
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Vera Fokina and Mikhail Fokine
1914 Ballet Russes Program
Illustration by Valentine Gross
Scheherazade Choreography by Fokine
Costumes by Leon Bakst
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
*John E. Bowlt, director of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture at the University of Southern California
Labels: ballet, Ballets Russes, Bronislava Nijinska, Igor Stravinsky, Leon Bakst, Mikhail Fokine, my broken heart, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Serge Diaghilev, Valentine Gross, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vera Fokina
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