Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum:
Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909–1929
25 Sep 2010–9 Jan 2011
This major exhibition explores the world of the influential artistic director Serge Diaghilev and
the most exciting dance company of the 20th century, the Ballets Russes. Diaghilev imaginatively
combined dance, music and art to create ‘total theatre’. He worked with Stravinsky, Chanel,
Picasso, Matisse and Nijinsky, creating dramatic performances that transformed dance and reawakened
an interest in ballet.
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Lydia Sokolova, Anton Dolin, Bronislava Nijinska, Léon Woizikovsky
in costumes for Le Train bleu designed by Chanel. Photo: Sasha 1924
