Author: Kristin L. Spangenberg
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Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
One of two successor companies to Serge Diaghilev's legendary Ballets Russes, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (1938-1962), founded by Sergei Denham and Leonide Massine, followed Diaghilev's distinctive approach, making the scenic designer a full creative partner in the development of a ballet. Featured in this volume are the designs of 14 artists for 19 premieres commissioned between 1938 and 1944, a period which enjoyed a 'ballet boom' arising from the American public's desire for danced entertainment.