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The 52 pages that link to Ballets Russes, each with the reason it gives.
BalletBroader topic: It turned ballet into a platform for collaboration across modern arts.
Sergei DiaghilevBroader topic: It was the institution through which Diaghilev organized his artistic collaborations.
Igor StravinskyRelated: The company commissioned the ballets that established Stravinsky’s reputation in Europe.
Marius PetipaCompared with: Its experiments offered a sharp contrast to the Imperial repertory Petipa had shaped.
George BalanchineRelated: Balanchine’s work for the company exposed him to experimental collaborations and international audiences.
Art DecoRelated: Its vivid costumes and set designs helped circulate exotic motifs and modern decorative ideas.
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRelated: Its later revivals and adaptations helped carry Russian ballet repertory, including Tchaikovsky’s works, across Europe.
The Rite of SpringNarrower topic: The company premiered the work and supplied its performers and production team.
Russian balletBroader topic: Its touring productions recast Russian ballet as a force in modern European culture.
GiselleCompared with: Its modernist repertory offers a contrast to Giselle’s Romantic-era narrative and style.
Mariinsky TheatreCompared with: Its touring model and modernist repertory differed from the Mariinsky's resident imperial company.
Jean CocteauRelated: Its collaborations among choreographers, composers, and visual artists gave Cocteau a model for interdisciplinary work.
Neoclassical balletNarrower topic: Its collaborations among choreographers, composers, and designers established a model for modern ballet innovation.
Anna PavlovaCompared with: Unlike Diaghilev’s collective venture, Pavlova led an independent company centered on her own touring performances.
Imperial Russian BalletCompared with: It carried Russian ballet into a modern international context after the imperial order ended.
Mariinsky BalletCompared with: Its touring, modernist model differed from the Mariinsky’s resident-theatre repertory tradition.
The Sleeping BeautyRelated: Its production of the ballet reframed an Imperial Russian classic for international audiences.
Vaslav NijinskyNarrower topic: Nijinsky became its celebrated male star and later choreographed for the company.
Imperial Ballet SchoolRelated: Several dancers trained in the imperial system helped shape its performances.
Michel FokineRelated: Fokine became its principal choreographer during its formative seasons.
American balletRelated: Its tours and émigré artists helped transmit European modernism into American ballet.
Frederick AshtonNarrower topic: Its touring performances helped shape Ashton's decision to pursue ballet.
Russian classical musicBroader topic: Its productions introduced landmark Russian scores and design to international audiences.
Margot FonteynCompared with: Its modernist experiments contrast with the Royal Ballet tradition Fonteyn embodied, while linking her art to ballet’s earlier international shifts.
DenishawnCompared with: Its collaboration of dance, music, and visual art offers a prominent contemporary comparison to Denishawn’s theatrical ambitions.
The FirebirdNarrower topic: The company brought the ballet to the Paris stage and shaped its production.
PulcinellaNarrower topic: The company commissioned and premiered Pulcinella in Paris.
Agnes de MilleRelated: Its bold theatrical approach formed part of the wider dance world de Mille encountered.
Les SixRelated: Its commissions and premieres connected Parisian modernism with the composers’ theatrical work.
Ninette de ValoisRelated: De Valois danced with Diaghilev’s company, gaining experience in its demanding international repertory.
The Dying SwanNarrower topic: The company’s modernist experiments provide a contrasting legacy to the solo’s enduring repertory life.
Bronislava NijinskaRelated: Nijinska created several of her defining works for Diaghilev’s company.
Marie RambertRelated: Rambert joined the company as a dancer and répétiteur before establishing her own troupe.
Roland PetitNarrower topic: Its model of cross-disciplinary collaboration provides a broader precedent for Petit’s theatrical ballet-making.
Alicia MarkovaNarrower topic: Markova joined the company in 1925 and absorbed its repertory and artistic culture.
Cyd CharisseRelated: Charisse studied with ballet teachers connected to this influential tradition before Hollywood.
Maria TallchiefNarrower topic: Its artistic legacy shaped the companies and choreographic traditions through which Tallchief trained and performed.
Maurice BéjartNarrower topic: Its bold collaborations and theatrical modernism formed an important precedent for Béjart.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneRelated: The company commissioned and staged Nijinsky’s adaptation of Debussy’s music.
Tamara KarsavinaNarrower topic: Karsavina’s performances helped make the company’s productions influential across Europe.
The Carnival of the AnimalsRelated: The company staged a choreographed version of The Carnival of the Animals in 1919.
History of balletRelated: Its collaborations and touring reshaped ballet’s international influence in the modern era.
Misty CopelandNarrower topic: Its repertory and collaborative model inform works in Copeland's performance history.
Mathilde KschessinskaNarrower topic: Kschessinska appeared with the company in Paris after her departure from Russia.
Robert JoffreyCompared with: Its model of commissioning new work across artistic disciplines offers a historical counterpart to Joffrey’s programming.
RussophiliaBroader topic: Its Paris performances made Russian art a visible object of admiration across Europe.
Suzanne FarrellNarrower topic: Its earlier fusion of dance, music, and design helped set the stage for Balanchine’s American career.
Valentin SerovRelated: Serov’s later work belonged to the broader Russian artistic world that fed this international movement.
Ida RubinsteinRelated: Rubinstein gained attention performing with the company in its early Paris seasons.
Olga SpessivtsevaRelated: Her 1916 tour with the company brought her dancing to North American audiences.