ONLINE: In 1909, Sergei Diaghilev brought the Ballets Russes, a company of premier Russian artists, to Paris, then the undisputed center of the Western artistic world. It instantly became a central focus for Parisian high society, artists, the press, the intelligentsia and students, and a seminal force in dance, music and art. Through Diaghilev’s uncanny ability to recognize great talent among the young artists of his time, and by providing choreographers, composers and artists an electric environment of imagination and ideas, the Ballets Russes was a creative collaborative forum for the avant-garde for 20 years. This course provides an outline of the Ballets Russes' productions through lecture, PowerPoint and film, emphasizing their collaborative nature. The key artists, such as Vaslav Nijinsky, Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Picasso and George Balanchine, will be studied in terms of their contributions to Diaghilev’s productions and their importance as seminal figures in their own fields. | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 200.
Class sessions are recorded.
