Description: Diaghilev's Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World A Best Book of the Year at The New Yorker and The Telegraph“Amusing and assertive . . . [Christiansen’s] delight is infectious.” ―Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book ReviewRupert Christiansen, a renowned dance critic and arts correspondent, presents a sweeping history of the Ballets Russes and of Serge Diaghilev’s dream of bringing Russian art and culture to the West. Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, this complex and visionary genius created a new form of ballet defined by artistic integrity, creative freedom, and an all-encompassing experience of art, movement, and music. The explosive color combinations, sensual and androgynous choreography, and experimental sounds of the Ballets Russes were called “barbaric” by the Parisian press, but its radical style usurped the entrenched mores of traditional ballet and transformed the European cultural sphere at large.Diaghilev’s Empire, the publication of which marks the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Diaghilev’s birth, is a daring, impeccably researched reassessment of the phenomenon of the Ballets Russes and the Russian Revolution in twentieth-century art and culture. Rupert Christiansen, a leading dance critic, explores the fiery conflicts, outsize personalities, and extraordinary artistic innovations that make up this enduring story of triumph and disaster. About us I'm Steve, a former fire and police department search and rescue airplane pilot. I'm doing my best now that my feet are firmly on the ground to spend time searching for products that need to be rescued. I take great pride in being an honest and trustworthy seller. You can make your purchase with confidence that you will be happy. ** Steve ~ Location: United States, Member since March 1999 Payment Payment is required at the time or the order. Shipping In the continental United States shipping is generally free. See the specific listing for details. International shipping to many countries is available for an additional charge. Returns Buyers may return an item within 30 days. Shipping for a return is at the buyers expense.
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Book Title: Diaghilev's Empire : How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Rupert Christiansen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Dance / History & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Dance / Classical & Ballet
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Item Weight: 21.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
