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Itinerant ballet company (1909–1929)

The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company begun in Paris which performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Revolution disrupted society. After its initial Paris season, the company had no formal ties there. However, Diaghilev and Russian artists such as the composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev were part of Parisian circles of patrons and artists. These social networks led to numerous collaborations between Russian and French artists, which were presented by the Ballets russes in the years that followed. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Spain and its LegacyInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Dnevnik Vat͡s︡lava NizhinskogoThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Brokerage as Catalysis: How Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes Escalated ModernismCited 37 times
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  1. Nomenclature
  2. History and productions
  3. The dancers
  4. Choreographers
  5. The designers
  6. Composers and conductors
  7. Film of a performance
  8. Centennial exhibitions and celebrations

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