The exhibition features more than 300 unique exhibits of the era of the Russian ballet of Sergei Diaghilev: Costumes, sketches, posters and decorations

Today in the Victoria and Albert Museum opens a grand exhibition of Diaghilev and the Golden Age of Russian Ballet in 1909 - 1929. At this unique exhibition presents more than 300 exhibits as well as from its own collection of the Museum and other collections.

Organizer "Russian Seasons" in Paris and founder of the Russian Ballet in Sergei Diaghilev two decades of his activity in Europe changed the people in these countries about the ballet, has awakened interest in Russian culture. By building their productions he attracted talented artists, designers, dancers and composers such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Coco Chanel, Vaslav Nijinsky and Igor Stravinsky.

feel the energy of the "Russian Ballet" will be through the scenery, costumes, paintings, music. The exhibition was prepared by a special documentary on the history of ballet Diaghilev. Among the masterpieces on display, antraktny curtain designed by Picasso for the ballet "Blue Train", as well as original sketches of costumes and scenery, props and posters Leon Bakst , Georges Braque (Georges Braque), Jean Cocteau (Jean Cocteau) and Goncharova .

first section of the exhibition devoted to the work of Diaghilev before World War I, when he organized the annual performances of Russian artists in Paris, called "Russian Seasons", later developed into company "Russian Ballet" (1911). Here is a suit Fyodor Chaliapin in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, in which he won the French spectator during the season of Russian opera in 1908. In this section you can see the wonderful costumes by Leon Bakst: turban for the ballet "Pavilion of Armida and embroidered tunic with gold and pearls from the ballet" Feast ", which played a great Vaslav Nijinsky at the opening of Russian Seasons in 1909. Here - Nijinsky's sculpture of Auguste Rodin (Auguste Rodin) and Trubridzh Una (Una Troubridge). Premiered in 1913, the ballet "The Rite of Spring" with choreography by Nijinsky and Stravinsky's music has caused this "uprising" in the Paris Theatre des Champs Elysees. The exhibition presents nine costumes for this ballet based on sketches .

The second section provides a glimpse behind the scenes of Diaghilev's ballets, to examine the inside of the process of creating choreography, music, stage design. Here you can see the original Nijinsky's notes for the ballet "Afternoon of a Faun", giving an idea about the original conception of the choreographer, and sheet music of Stravinsky in Pulcinella. Among the most interesting exhibits - a series of sketches Goncharova to decorations "Firebird" and authentic backdrop for this ballet. Pablo Picasso began working with the Russian Ballet in the First World War. The exhibition presents a huge antraktny curtain for the ballet "Blue Train" with his signature, which is the biggest piece of Picasso, and a suit of his design for the "Parade».

last section of the exhibition is devoted to the activities of Diaghilev in 1920, when he has already reached a significant elevation on the European stage. Showing the work of artists, writers and composers with whom he collaborated during this period, including manuscripts of Joyce, Proust, and Eliot. Here are many costumes: exotic - Leon Bakst for "Sleeping Beauty" and Henri Matisse to the "Song of the Nightingale", the eccentric - Mikhail Larionov to the "clown" and Jojo de Chirico to "Baloo", elegant - Georges Braque to the Zephyr and Flora "and Marie Laurence for the ballet" Laney ", as well as luxurious bathing suits by Coco Chanel to the" Blue Train. "

history of theater and art activist Sergei Diaghilev, to extend the concept of contemporary art, ballet, combines in a single view of the outstanding talents of designers, choreographers, painters and composers of his time, is told in the Victoria and Albert Museum this autumn and winter. The exhibition runs until January 9, 2011.

material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

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