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.

The ballet company and its composers

The dancers and choreographers associated with it included George Balanchine, Mathilde Kschessinska, Michel Fokine, Tamara Karsavina, Serge Lifar, Alicia Markova, Leonide Massine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, Ida Rubinstein and Lydia Lopokova.

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George Balanchine - Mathilde Kschessinska - Michel Fokine - Tamara Karsavina - Serge Lifar - Alicia Markova - Leonide Massine - Vaslav Nijinsky - Anna Pavlova - Ida Rubinstein - Lydia Lopokova

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Designers included Bakst, Benois, Braque, Picasso, Bilibin, Tchelitchev, and Utrillo.

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Bakst - Benois - Braque - Picasso - Bilibin - Tchelitchev - Utrillo

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Composers included Debussy, Milhaud, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Ravel, Satie, Respighi, Richard Strauss, and, most notably, Igor Stravinsky, whom Diaghilev spotted when he was virtually unknown and whose career he launched.

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Debussy - Milhaud - Poulenc - Prokofiev - Ravel - Satie - Respighi - Richard Strauss - Igor Stravinsky

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