Diaghilev's Ballets Russes toured the United States in 1916 and 1917 performing their iconic ballets, documented in souvenir programs.

Diaghilev - Ballet Russe.

Mikhail Bobyshov. Mikhail Fokin and Vera Fokina in the ballet "Carnival", 1916

Michael Fokine's 1911 ballet Le Spectre de la Rose tells the story of a young woman who returns from a ball and brings home a rose. She falls asleep in a chair and dreams of dancing with the spirit of the rose until the spirit disappears with a spectacular leap through the window and she…

So it’s no spoiler by now to say that Ivy ends up having to go to Egypt with Alexia, in Timeless. I thought you might like to see some of the inspirational costume pieces behind some of her (and Tunstell’s) travel and stage outfits . . . Ballets Russes Cléopâtre costume ca. 1918 via The […]

Léon Baskt - Ballets Russes - Costume - Esquisses et Croquis - Le Dieu Bleu - 1911

Diaghilev - Les Ballets Russes

Tamara Karsavina.Тамара Карсавина

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…

size: 16x12in Giclee Print: Serge Diaghilev and Léonide Massine, C. 1925 :

Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Bakst and Nijinsky in Paris

18+ Быстрые тройки, вспенивая рыхлый снег, мчались по улицам Киева. Веселыми масленичными гуляньями город провожал зиму. Среди тех, кого закружила масленица, была и труппа провинциальных артистов, где служили польские танцовщики – муж и жена Томаш и Элеонора Нижинские. В один из вечеров Томаш, не спешивший домой к беременной жене и двухлетнему сыну, развлекался в […]

The Ballets Russes revolutionized early 20th-century arts through dazzling performances that brought together an astonishing range of composers, choreographers, designers, and performers.