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Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( ⫽ diˈæɡɪlɛf ⫽ dee-AG-il-ef; Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf]; [a] 31 March [ O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the ...
Serge Diaghilev (born March 31 [March 19, Old Style], 1872, Novgorod province, Russia—died August 19, 1929, Venice, Italy) was a Russian promoter of the arts who revitalized ballet by integrating the ideals of other art forms— music, painting, and drama —with those of the dance.
Serge Pavlovich Diaghilev (1872 – 1929), dictator, devil, charlatan, sorcerer, charmer – all names of a single man whose unique character and driving ambition caused a ferment in European culture. Diaghilev's greatest achievement was his dance company – the Ballets Russes.
Sergei Diaghilev. Russian Ballet Impresario and Art Critic. Born: March 19, 1872 - Novgorod, Russia. Died: August 19, 1929 - Venice, Italy. Movements and Styles: Fauvism. , Cubism. , Russian Futurism. "Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality" 1 of 6. Summary of Sergei Diaghilev.
It was the brainchild of one man, Sergei Diaghilev, who surprisingly wasn't a talented artist, composer, or choreographer himself.
Sergey Diaghilev, (born March 31, 1872, Novgorod province, Russia—died Aug. 19, 1929, Venice, Italy), Russian impresario, founder-director of the Ballets Russes. After studying law at the University of St. Petersburg (1890–96), he cofounded and edited (1899–1904) the avant-garde magazine Mir Iskusstva (“World of Art”).
May 11, 2018 · Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich (1872–1929) Russian ballet impressario. Diaghilev was active in the Russian avant-garde after 1898 and formed (1911) the Ballets Russes, acting as its director until his death.
Serge Grigoriev (1883–1968), rehearsal director for the Ballets Russes between 1909 and 1929, compiled a series of photograph albums that show the company rehearsing, performing, and relaxing.
It is intended that this exhibition should narrate—however episodically—the history of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, the creation of the individual ballets, and the life of Diaghilev; and to convey to its audience some sense of why this artistic undertaking was uniquely celebrated in its time.
Introduction. “There is no interest in achieving the possible,” Serge Diaghilev (1872 – 1929) asserted, “but it is exceedingly interest-ing to perform the impossible.”
