A Feast of Wonders: Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

John E. Bowlt, Zelfira Tregulova and Nathalie Rosticher Giordano (eds)

In May, 1909 Sergei Diaghilev astonished the world of dance with his first ballet presentations in Paris which demonstrated an unprecedented combination of vitality and grace, originality and technical sophistication. As a primary axis of Diaghilevs activities during the life of the company known as the...