This book pays tribute to the greatest set designer of the modern era.Viewing theater as a total artwork, Léon Bakst (1866–1924) worked with artists such as Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Cocteau and Stravinsky, transforming modern ballet. Cover available in five different colors.

Leong, Roger

The Ballets Russes has engaged people for 100 years, ever since Russian-born Sergei Diaghilev created this dynamic avant-garde company. Diaghilev brought together some of the most important visual artists of the 20th century--Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, AndrŽ Derain, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Georges Braque, Giorgio de Chirico, Natalia Gonchorova and Mikhail Larionov, and more--who worked as costume and stage designers with composers such as Igor Stravinky, choreographers such as Michel Fokine, and dancers such as Vaslav Nijinsky, infusing new life and creative energy into the performing arts of the time.Premiering in Paris, the Ballets Russes, for the brief period of its existence (1909-1929), created exotic, extravagant, and charming theatrical spectacle but also critical discussion and technical innovation, as well as exuding glamour--and often creating scandal--wherever it appeared.The costumes featured in this book are drawn entirely from the National Gallery of Australia's world-renowned collection of Ballets Russes costumes and ephemera. Through the costumes, drawings, programs and posters, the visual spectacle of the Ballets Russes is brought back into view for a contem... [Read More]

Photograph Description: As they dance in 'Little Russia' Published: c1897. Summary: 8 women and a man in ornate dancing costumes. Notes: Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood (J.F. Jarvis, publisher). Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Dance; Women in Russia; Russia.

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8x12 inch Photographic Print from a high-quality scan of the original.Title: As they dance in 'Little Russia' Date Created/Published: c1897. Summary: 8 women and a man in ornate dancing costumes. Notes: Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood (J.F. Jarvis, publisher).This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Dance; Women in Russia; Russia.Bookmark /2004673107/ Bookmark:2004673107Bookmark:2004673107Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions.Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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