Russian Ballet. Seasons of Sergei Diaghilev

"Russian Seasons" is a legendary theater tour organized in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev, a talented promotor of Russian art. Diaghilev's performances were held on the best European stages, and our great artists – Nijinsky, Pavlova, Shalyapin, Kshesinskaya – were applauded... by the discerning audiences of the world's major capitals, while the prestige of Russian opera and ballet was raised to an unattainable height for the first time.
Diaghilev's productions became a revolution in the theatrical world, each transforming into a mesmerizing and provocative show with colorful decorations created by Roerich, Serov, Benois, Bakst, and other Russian artists, luxurious costumes, and intoxicating music by Mussorgsky, Glinka, Borodin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev…
This book is almost the only one on the book market that has gathered the entire palette of memories from contemporaries without external comments and interpretations. The history of "Russian Seasons" is told by dancers and choreographers, artists and composers, officials, and theater critics, whose revelations convey the atmosphere of the early 20th century when Russian ballet and theater not only expanded the boundaries of traditional art but also changed the face of world culture as a whole.