Ballets Russes

The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and resident first in Paris and then in Monte Carlo. It created a sensation in Western Europe because of the great vitality of Russian ballet compared to what was current in France at the time. It became the most influential ballet company in 20th century, and that influence, in one form or another, has lasted to this day.

External links

• Ballets Russes Australian tours (1936 - 1940) / AustraliaDancing
• The Ballets Russes in Australasia, 1936-1940 / National Library of Australia performing arts collection