The Ballets Russes and Its World

About this book

This lavishly illustrated book surveys the dance art music and cultural worlds of the Ballets Russes the preeminent dance company that helped to define the avant-garde in the early part of the twentieth century. The book explores the life of founder Serge Diaghilev his relationship with Igor Stravinsky and other famous artists who worked with the Ballets Russes the legacy of the company in the United States and England and much more.