Articles related to "Sergei Diaghilev"



Sergei Diaghilev, Impresario
Brief biography of Russian impressario Sergei Diaghilev (Sergey Pavlovich Diagilev), famous for ballets "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird."
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People of the Ballet Russes
Choreographers, musicians, artists, and others formed a cohesive dance company that became the Ballet Russes. Russian ballet would never be the same.
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Dance and Modern Art
The combination of the flair of theater and gracefully agile bodies in motion has made dance a longtime favorite subject of artists.
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Sergei Prokofiev Biography
Life and works of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, best known for opera The Love for Three Oranges, ballet Romeo and Juliet, and fairy tale Peter and the Wolf.
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V&A Museum – Exhibitions Planned for 2009/10
New shows will explore India's Royal Courts, Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill House, digital art, Grace Kelly's wardrobe, and Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.
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Origins of the Ballet Russes
Sergei Diaghilev created the Ballet Russe, which integrated Russian artistic movements and folk culture with a dance form that originally appealed only to aristocrats.
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Royal Academy of Arts: From Russia
More than 120 paintings by French and Russian artists, including Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Kandinsky, Tatlin and Malevich, are currently on show in London.
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14th Baron Berners
Biography of Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson or Lord Berners, a talented, fascinating and eccentric personality of the 20th century.
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Jean Cocteau Biography
Biography of Jean Cocteau, a leading writer in France in the 20th century. Best known for novel Les Enfants Terribles (Children of the Game.)
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Igor Stravinsky Biography
The life and works of Igor Stravinsky, famous for The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, L'histoire du soldat, and The Rake's Progress.
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Igor Stravinsky Opera The Nightingale
The Nightingale (Solovey), a lyric tale by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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Jean Cocteau:Father of Avant-Garde
What do Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, and Edith Piaf all have in common? They played a part in the fantasy and reality of theatre's incorrigible child Jean Cocteau.
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Life and Works of Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky
Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky is one of the most widely-known composers. His works are still being played to this day.
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The Rite of Spring Ballet
Springtime in pagan Russia meant a different set of rituals than we perform today. The ballet The Rite of Spring details these rituals and shatters audience expectations.
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Joan Miro
Biography of Joan Miró, legendary 20th century Catalan artist influenced by Surrealism and Dada, his works derived from interpretation, fantasy and imagination.
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