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Deliciously entertaining.' Financial Times

Scintillating . . . fizzes with balletic energy.' Daily Mail

Gripping . . . bursting with extraordinary characters and anecdotes.' Sunday Telegraph

An extraordinary tale, enthrallingly told.' Gramophone

Such was the credo of the ruthlessly manipulative and resourceful Serge Diaghilev the Russian impresario who created the modern art form of ballet. Commissioning such legendary names as Nijinsky, Fokine, Stravinsky and Picasso, he produced a series of radically original works that had a revolutionary impact throughout the Western world. Off stage there was scandal and sensation, collaboration and competition, tempestuous affairs and a wild carousel of mayhem.

The Ballet Russes left a matchless artistic legacy, ending with the abrupt death of Diaghilev in 1929. But the achievements of its heroic prime would continue to set the standards for the

Diaghilevs Empire

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 10 October 2024
      ISBN-13 9780571348022
      978-0571348022
      ISBN-10 0571348025
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      Non Fiction Entertainment Dance

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Deliciously entertaining.' Financial Times

      Scintillating . . . fizzes with balletic energy.' Daily Mail

      Gripping . . . bursting with extraordinary characters and anecdotes.' Sunday Telegraph

      An extraordinary tale, enthrallingly told.' Gramophone

      Such was the credo of the ruthlessly manipulative and resourceful Serge Diaghilev the Russian impresario who created the modern art form of ballet. Commissioning such legendary names as Nijinsky, Fokine, Stravinsky and Picasso, he produced a series of radically original works that had a revolutionary impact throughout the Western world. Off stage there was scandal and sensation, collaboration and competition, tempestuous affairs and a wild carousel of mayhem.

      The Ballet Russes left a matchless artistic legacy, ending with the abrupt death of Diaghilev in 1929. But the achievements of its heroic prime would continue to set the standards for the

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