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Ravel, Nijinsky & Nijinska in Paris 1904 Photo taken by Stravinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky - Les Orientales - La Danse Siamoise 1910

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La Spectre de la Rose takes its name from the eponymous ballet that Seago had seen in Monte Carlo, and formed part of an exhibition of ballet pictures that the artist exhibited in New York in 1938. It featured the dancers Serge Lifa and Tamara Toumanova who are depicted in this work.

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Adolph Bolm and Tamara Karsavina in Scheherazade, 1910

Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky by Jacques-Émile Blanche, 1910

Rite of Spring (Russian Ballet, Opera) Valentine Hugo Ink Drawing Sacred dance of the Chosen’s Rite of Spring Ballet by Vaslav Nijinsky Premiere at Theatre des Champs-Elysees in 1913 Ballets Russes Exhibition Library-Museum of the Paris Opera dalbera

Costumes by Henri Matisse to the nightingale’s song (the Russian Ballet, Opera) Dancers carrying lanterns Henri Matisse Model of costumes for the “Song of the Nightingale ” Leonide Massine ballet India ink on tracing paper Ballets Russes Exhibition Library-Museum of the Paris Opera dalbera

Mordkin joined Diaghilev for the 1909 Paris season as a leading dancer, ranking above Nijinsky. On the opening night of Ballets Russes in Paris, Mordkin danced the leading role in Michael Fokine’s Le Pavillon d'Armide. After the first season, he remained in Paris to dance with Anna Pavlova going on to form his own company, All Star Imperial Russian Ballet.

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The ballet was first presented in Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911. Nijinsky danced The Rose and Karsavina danced The Young Girl. Spectre became internationally famous for the leap (jump) Nijinsky made through a window at the ballet’s end.

Knight was privileged to gain permission from Diaghilev to paint backstage the activities of dancers from the Ballets Russes. Here she shows what is probably a rehearsal at the Alhambra Theatre, London in 1919. The dancers are in the costume for Les Sylphides and Le Tricorne, while a dresser (in red) is on hand for last minute adjustments to costumes in the wings.

Seen here at the top, from left to right, are: Tamara Karsavina and her friend King Charles Loulou; Catherine Gheltzer; Vaslav Nijinsky in “Scheherazade;” Ida Rubinstein in “Scheherazade;” Lydia Lopokova in “Le Festin;” and Catherine Gheltzer. All these photos are by Bert (June 15, 1910)

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