Léon Bakst, “Costume Design for Tamara Karsavina as Chloé” for Daphnis et Chloé (ca. 1912), graphite and tempera and/or watercolor on paper. 17.5×11.1 inches (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, ...

Alexey Brodovitch, the transformative art director of Harper’s Bazaar, made one book, “Ballet,” a photographic landmark that has been reprinted for its 80th anniversary. By Philip Gefter An exhibition ...

1. In 1909, Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev founds a dance company, Les Ballets Russes, in Paris. Performers include Anna Pavlova, George Balanchine, and the high-leaping, mentally fragile star ...

A festival at the University of Oklahoma celebrates the impact of these ballerinas on 20th century ballet, honoring their Native American heritage. By Meryl Cates His performances in both classical ...

If you were really somebody in Paris at the 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du printemps" ("The Rite of Spring"), you weren't just in the Theatre des Champs-Elysees. You were in the car ...

New York has not seen a real Russian ballet since Diaghilev and the great Nijinsky went back to Europe 16 years ago. It was, therefore, rare and oldtime glamour that filled St. James Theatre one night ...

Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson is a new children's book, that tells the little-known story of the world-renowned Raven Wilkinson- the first African American woman to dance for a ...

A celebration of dance — live, in art and in film — will be held Jan. 8 at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford. The “Art in Motion” event begins at 5:30 p.m., when visitors can view the ...

Garden City, NY, October 24, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Adelphi University is proud to join the worldwide centennial celebration of the debut of Serge Diaghilev’s revolutionary company the Ballets Russes. As a ...

"Ballets Russes" is captivating. Filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine -- who first teamed up in 1988 for a documentary about Isadora Duncan -- have crafted a compelling documentary about a ...