"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.

~~~

Russia Smiles on a Lost Son - NYTimes.com

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

"When you have had something so beautiful, there is no need to have anything else as beautiful."

Kyra Nijinsky, Patrick Dupond, Bud Cort in "She Dances Alone" 1981

Watch to the last frame. She was gorgeous.

You may recognize Bud Cort, the filmmaker on this project, as Harold in the movie "Harold and Maude."

And the dancer, Patrick Dupond, went on to become a principal dancer and, later, dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet.

"My father was to me like a fairy tale."

Kyra Nijinsky interviewed by Margot Fonteyn