Diaghilev's Empire

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How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

By Rupert Christiansen

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Diaghilev's Empire explores the life and legacy of Serge Diaghilev, the visionary Russian impresario credited with inventing modern ballet. The book delves into his collaborations with iconic figures like Nijinsky, Pavlova, Stravinsky, and Picasso, showcasing how he revolutionised art and culture across Europe and the USA in the 20th century. Marking the 150th anniversary of Diaghilev's birth, it offers a fresh, in-depth reassessment of his complex personality and the passionate, sometimes turbulent story behind his groundbreaking works.
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Ideal for readers passionate about arts and culture, ballet enthusiasts, and those interested in the transformative power of creative collaboration and cultural history.

A freshly researched and challenging reassessment of a unique phenomenon, exploring passionate conflicts and outsize personalities in a story embracing triumph and disaster.

A freshly researched and challenging reassessment of a unique phenomenon, exploring passionate conflicts and outsize personalities in a story embracing triumph and disaster.

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Diaghilev's Empire by Rupert Christiansen explores the life and influence of Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario who is often credited with inventing the modern art form of ballet. This intriguingly complex genius commissioned legendary names like Nijinsky, Pavlova, Stravinsky, and Picasso, producing a series of radically original art works.

His creations had a revolutionary impact throughout Europe and the USA, changing the course of 20th-century culture.

Published to mark the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Diaghilev's birth, this book offers a freshly researched and challenging reassessment of a unique phenomenon. It delves into the passionate conflicts and outsize personalities involved in a story filled with both triumph and disaster.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571348015

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 636g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Rupert Christiansen

About the Author

Rupert Christiansen has been dance critic for The Mail on Sunday since 1995, and has written on dance-focused subjects for many publications in the UK and USA, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's and Queen, The Observer, Daily Telegraph, The Literary Review, Dance Now and Dance Theatre Journal. He was opera critic and arts correspondent for the Daily Telegraph 1996-2020, and is the author of a dozen non-fiction books, including the Pocket Guide to Opera and The Complete Book of Aunts (both published by Faber). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1997 and lives in London.