Diaghilev Influence On Ballet

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The Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev is responsible for a unique place in the history of reawakening of interest in ballet in Europe and America. It also brought Russian culture to the attention of the rest of the Western world. While originally ballet appealed to the privileged, Diaghilev expressed a tremendous amount of influence on ballet in the 20th century, which gave way to the future of ballet and what is it today.(Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes).
Serge Diaghilev was responsible for bringing together the works of many talented choreographers, artists and composers such as, Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Serge Prokofiev, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, as well as many more. He also made way for many of the greatest Russian dancers, including …show more content…
Diaghilev proceeded to bring her to Paris, and her first performance was in 1909. Anna was promoted to ballerina in 1905, and Prima Ballerina in 1906. Up until her death, he remained her favorite teacher and mentor. Mikhail Fokine choreographed "The Dying Swan" for Pavlova, which she became famous and internationally known for. The Baby Ballerinas were 3 young leading principal dancers of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1930s. They were individually selected by George Balanchine, and they were called the “Baby Ballerinas” because of how young they were. The Baby Ballerinas consisted of Irina Baronova, Tamara Toumanova, and Tatiana Riabouchinska. Russian Ballet History).
After Diaghilev's death in 1929, the company began to dissolve. The property was eventually claimed by creditors. The dancers were scattered. The future was now uncertain for the dissolved Ballet Russes. Colonel Wassily de Basil and his associate René Blum revived the company but Col. de Basil and Rene Blum argued s much, so Blum went ahead to find his new company. Blum named his company The Original Ballet Russe which toured mainly in Europe, whereas the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured in the U.S. Thus the impression of the Russian Ballet became prominent to Americans (Russian Ballet
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