The world of Diaghilev /
Percival, John 1937-2005
The world of Diaghilev / by John Percival ; designed by Gillian Greenwood. - Rev. ed. - London : New York : Studio Vista ; E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1971. - 159 p. : illus., ports. ; 19 cm. - Studio Vista/Dutton pictureback ; 51 .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 159.
Serge Diaghilev by his own account had 'no real gifts' ; yet half a century after his death his name still exerts a powerful fascination.The world of Diaghilev included not only dancers and choreographers such as Nijinsky, Pavlova, Fokine, Massine, de Valois, Balanchine; but also, among many other, the composers Prokoviev, Ravel, Stravinsky, and painters Bakst, Picasso, Matisse, Laurencin, Braque; the complete list would form almost a roll-call of the leading artists of the twentieth century. The continued popularity of ballets like The Firebird, Le Spectre de la Rose, Apollo, all created for him, and the achievements of the men and women who worked with him, are evidence of the solid worth of his success ; while the hold that he retains on the imagination has been proved by the fantastic prices paid in the salesroom for designs, curtains, and even old costumes associated with him. He and his colleagues of the Ballet Russes transformed ballet ; they also popularised Russian painting, opera and orchestral music in the west - and sparked off a flamboyant revolution in fashion and interior design.
This book provides an intriguing and entertaining introduction to the man, his work and his world." -- Back cover
0289701023 9780289701027
74024998
Diaghilev, Serge 1872-1929
Impresarios--Biography.--Russia
GV1785.D5 / P4 1979
792.8092 / DIA
The world of Diaghilev / by John Percival ; designed by Gillian Greenwood. - Rev. ed. - London : New York : Studio Vista ; E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1971. - 159 p. : illus., ports. ; 19 cm. - Studio Vista/Dutton pictureback ; 51 .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 159.
Serge Diaghilev by his own account had 'no real gifts' ; yet half a century after his death his name still exerts a powerful fascination.The world of Diaghilev included not only dancers and choreographers such as Nijinsky, Pavlova, Fokine, Massine, de Valois, Balanchine; but also, among many other, the composers Prokoviev, Ravel, Stravinsky, and painters Bakst, Picasso, Matisse, Laurencin, Braque; the complete list would form almost a roll-call of the leading artists of the twentieth century. The continued popularity of ballets like The Firebird, Le Spectre de la Rose, Apollo, all created for him, and the achievements of the men and women who worked with him, are evidence of the solid worth of his success ; while the hold that he retains on the imagination has been proved by the fantastic prices paid in the salesroom for designs, curtains, and even old costumes associated with him. He and his colleagues of the Ballet Russes transformed ballet ; they also popularised Russian painting, opera and orchestral music in the west - and sparked off a flamboyant revolution in fashion and interior design.
This book provides an intriguing and entertaining introduction to the man, his work and his world." -- Back cover
0289701023 9780289701027
74024998
Diaghilev, Serge 1872-1929
Impresarios--Biography.--Russia
GV1785.D5 / P4 1979
792.8092 / DIA