SEMINAR PROFILE

A08 -
Ballets Russes

2009 marks the centennial of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the West. It was one of the most creative periods in all of ballet, and Diaghilev was one of the greatest impresarios in history. He combined the talents of dancers and choreographers including Vaslav Nijinsky, George Balanchine, Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina; composers including Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev; and visual artists including Picasso, Matisse and Rouault. Their first appearances in Paris caused both rapture and revolution: Hence the famous brawl at the premiere of "The Rite of Spring." We will attend Boston Ballet's celebration of the Ballets Russes, view ballet tapes, and visit the Harvard Theatre Collection archives. This promises to be a spectacular opportunity to explore a seminal era in the history of the art form and how it grew through the collaboration of several media

Scholar:

Christine Temin

Location:

Off Campus

Dates:

5/7/2009, 5/15/2009, 5/20/2009

A08 -	Ballets Russes

	2009 marks the centennial of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the West. It was one of the most creative periods in all of ballet, and Diaghilev was one of the greatest impresarios in history. He combined the talents of dancers and choreographers including Vaslav Nijinsky, George Balanchine, Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina; composers including Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev; and visual artists including Picasso, Matisse and Rouault. Their first appearances in Paris caused both rapture and revolution: Hence the famous brawl at the premiere of "The Rite of Spring." We will attend Boston Ballet's celebration of the Ballets Russes, view ballet tapes, and visit the Harvard Theatre Collection archives. This promises to be a spectacular opportunity to explore a seminal era in the history of the art form and how it grew through the collaboration of several media

		Scholar:	Christine Temin
		Location:	Off Campus
		Dates:	5/7/2009, 5/15/2009, 5/20/2009