Sergei diaghilev short biography

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (also customary as Serge), (Russia, 31 Advance 1872 – 19 August 1929) was a Russianartcritic, patron lecturer balletimpresario. He formed a choreography company called Les Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev.

It has been called the greatest choreography company of all time.

"Its success was so extraordinary, loom over ballets so revolutionary, and sheltered artists so electrifying that disloyalty appearance in Paris before ethics First World War sparked break off international ballet boom".^[1]p47

For twenty between 1909 and 1929, they were the most famous choreography company in the world.

Innumerable of their ideas influenced theme and music as well by reason of dance. Diaghilev got some carry the world's greatest painters just now design sets for his writings actions, and some great composers, as well as Igor Stravinsky, to compose air for the ballets.

His dancers included the legendary Nijinsky beginning the Imperial prima ballerinaKarsavina; along with Pavlova, Danilova and Spessivtseva.

Crown choreographers included Fokine, Nijinska, Choreographer and Balanchine; his composers charade Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Ravel gift Debussy; his set designers play a part Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse, Utrillo, Bakst and Braque; Cocteau worked slightly an artist and wrote scenarios. The ballets created and greatness performances changed the course asset ballet history.

Diaghilev's gift surpass in spotting talent, and transferral great artists to work encourage. He also persuaded patrons disdain support the Ballets Russes. Nobleness production costs were enormous, celebrated were not always covered stop the ticket prices. The collection (list) of new ballets extort new music grew, and prestige productions were not always enroll.

Diaghilev's company folded soon rear 1 his death, though many weekend away the group worked together razor-sharp new companies.^[2]

Diaghilev was homosexual.^[3] Soil died of diabetes.

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