Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851778357 ISBN 13: 9781851778355

Publisher: V&A, 2015

Synopsis

'A sumptuous illustrated catalog.' Suzy Menkes, International Herald Tribune

Serge Diaghilev (1872 - 1929) was an extraordinarily gifted impresario, curator, director and animator of the arts. He was perfectly at home driving the wave of creative energy that pushed theatrical performance to the cutting edge of cultural activity in the early twentieth century. A roll call of the Ballets Russes' collaborators and circle bears witness to their impact on modernism and later twentieth-century art; Picasso, Stravinsky, Nijinsky, Bakst, Goncharova, Matisse, Chanel, Prokofiev, Man Ray and Cocteau all worked with Diaghilev - and their work is discussed and illustrated here.

This beautiful book draws on new research to explore Diaghilev's life, work and cultural milieu. It pulls together the music, pictures, costumes, archives and art of the Ballets Russes to illustrate Diaghilev's working process, accomplishments and society.

About this title

From the Author

Jane Pritchard is Curator of Dance for the Theatre and Performance Collections at the V&A.

Edition details

• Publisher: V&A
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1851778357
• ISBN 13: 9781851778355
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Pritchard Jane, Marsh Geoffrey