How did Nijinsky, one of the greatest dancers of all time, with reports of astonishing elevation, amazing, floating jumps, how did he get in the air when wearing a costume made out of silk, satin, ...

It was in 1909 that Sergei Diaghilev stunned Paris with the first performances of his Ballets Russes, and today the It was in 1909 that Sergei Diaghilev stunned Paris with the first performances of ...

“Something different is afoot at the National Gallery,” said Julia Langley in DCist.com. In an exhibition that celebrates the groundbreaking work of the Ballets Russes and its founder, Serge Diaghilev ...

In 1909, the Russian impresario came to Paris and created a sensation with a company he called the Ballets Russes. A new 22-disc set revisits the music of Diaghilev's legendary ballets. This is FRESH ...

In the early 1900s, the company shed the tutus and toeshoes and took a radically different approach to dance. A new exhibit at the National... Modern Movement: How The Ballets Russes Revolutionized ...

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 21, 2013). "Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts." In the summer of 1919, the founder of the Ballets Russes, Serge Diaghilev, and the composer ...

This is FRESH AIR. In 1909, the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev came to Paris with a company he called the Ballet Russe and created a sensation that lasted until Diaghilev's death 20 years later.