TY  - BOOK
AU  - Percival,John
TI  - The world of Diaghilev / 
SN  - 0517539039 (pbk.)
AV  - GV1785.D5 P4 1979
U1  - 792.8092 20
PY  - 1979///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harmony Books, 
KW  - Diaghilev, Serge
KW  - Impresarios
KW  - Russia
KW  - Biography
N1  - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 142
N2  - 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
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