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050	0		_aGV1785.D5 _bP4 1979
082	0	4	_220 _a792.8092 _bDIA
100	1		_aPercival, John _d1937-2005 _eauthor
245	1	4	_aThe world of Diaghilev / _cby John Percival ; designed by Gillian Greenwood.
250			_aRev. ed.
260			_aLondon : _bStudio Vista ; _aNew York : _bE. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., _c1971.
300			_a159 p. : _billus., ports. ; _c19 cm.
440			_aStudio Vista/Dutton pictureback ; _v51
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: p. 159.
520			_aSerge 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
600	1	0	_aDiaghilev, Serge _d1872-1929
650		0	_aImpresarios _zRussia _xBiography.
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