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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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Deliciously entertaining.' Financial TimesScintillating . . . fizzes with balletic energy.' Daily MailGripping . . . bursting with extraordinary characters... Read more

    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 10/10/2024
    ISBN13: 9780571348022, 978-0571348022
    ISBN10: 0571348025

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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

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