Page 1 of Article on Contemporary Ballet. Comoedia Illustre (September 15, 1912)
The article focuses on Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which began its seasons in Paris in 1909. On the first page is a portrait of Diaghilev, overseer and manager, by Leon Bakst. In the background is his nanny.
"Diaghilev's influence extends beyond the reinterpretation and recreation of his productions. His legacy is also seen in the work of new companies led by former Ballets Russes dancers and choreographers. Balanchine went on to found the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Bronislava Nijinska moved to Los Angeles and opened a ballet school where she trained future prima ballerinas, including Maria Tallchief. Michel Fokine became a founding member of the American Ballet Theater. The spirit of innovation and collaboration that Diaghilev had nurtured and his mandate "Astound me!" have since guided a century of artistic risk-taking on the stage and in the studio." [The National Gallery of Art on Diaghilev's Legacy]
"I am first a charlatan, but full of dash; secondly, a great charmer; thirdly, cheeky; fourthly, a very reasonable man with few scruples; fifthly, someone afflicted, it seems with a complete absence of talent. And yet I think I have found my true vocation: to be a patron of the arts. For that I have everything I need except money, but that will come." [Quote by Sergei Diaghilev, 1895]
Page 1 of Article on Contemporary Ballet. Comoedia Illustre (September 15, 1912)
The article focuses on Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which began its seasons in Paris in 1909. On the first page is a portrait of Diaghilev, overseer and manager, by Leon Bakst. In the background is his nanny.
"Diaghilev's influence extends beyond the reinterpretation and recreation of his productions. His legacy is also seen in the work of new companies led by former Ballets Russes dancers and choreographers. Balanchine went on to found the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Bronislava Nijinska moved to Los Angeles and opened a ballet school where she trained future prima ballerinas, including Maria Tallchief. Michel Fokine became a founding member of the American Ballet Theater. The spirit of innovation and collaboration that Diaghilev had nurtured and his mandate "Astound me!" have since guided a century of artistic risk-taking on the stage and in the studio." [The National Gallery of Art on Diaghilev's Legacy]
"I am first a charlatan, but full of dash; secondly, a great charmer; thirdly, cheeky; fourthly, a very reasonable man with few scruples; fifthly, someone afflicted, it seems with a complete absence of talent. And yet I think I have found my true vocation: to be a patron of the arts. For that I have everything I need except money, but that will come." [Quote by Sergei Diaghilev, 1895]