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Tours de force: Andrew Solomon on Ballets Russes.(FILM)
Artforum International, October, 2005 by Solomon, Andrew
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THE THREE BALLET companies that emerged following Diaghilev's death in 1929 and the subsequent dissolution of his legendary Ballet Russe were the greatest dance troupes in the world in their day, and all contemporary ballet owes them a debt. From the 1930s to the 1960s, they were a nexus of splendid dancing; of magnificent choreography, by Leonide Massine, George Balanchine, David Lichine, and others; and of fantastic spectacle, including costumes and scenery by such distinguished artists as Matisse and Dali.
The first of these companies, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, took the ...
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