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Sergei was born on March 31, 1872 in the former governorate of Novgorod in the northwest of the Russian Empire. He was the son of Pavel Diaghilev, a colonel of the Chevalier Guard Regiment.
Oct 6, 2013 · Diaghilev also commissioned ballet scores from innovative composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and Erik Satie, and featured dancers noted for their technical brio, making the company a breeding ground for musical and choreographic innovation: Mikhail Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Léonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska, and George Balanchine all dramatically expanded the vocabulary of movement.
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Serge Diaghilev, c. 1916. 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 ...
DIAGHILEV, SERGEI (1872–1929), Russian art critic and ballet impresario. Born in Novgorod Province of an aristocratic family, Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev became—like many other Russian provincials (Peter Tchaikovsky and Anton Chekhov, for example)—one of the great figures in the history of Russian culture. Unlike them, he had no notable ...
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. He revolutionized ballet, integrating music and scene design with innovative choreography. Sergei Diaghilev >A Russian who inspired artists ...
The year 2009 was the centenary of the founding of the Ballets Russes. “The World of Art,” the phrase chosen for the exhibition’s title, is not only a broad declaration of the impact and influence of the Ballets Russes, but it is in fact a translation of the title of a periodical in support of modern art, “Mir Iskusstva,” which Diaghilev edited in St. Petersburg, and which first brought him recognition.
