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The Visionary Russian Entrepreneur Who Hired Picasso, Stravinsky and Balanchine to Revolutionize the Ballet by Ellen Rolfes

Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers who worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking with tradition and creating a reflection of 20th century modernity. Inspired by the National Gallery of Art's exhibit "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes," choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess developed a new work, "Revenant E…

SOURCE: PBS at 04:42PM on August 13, 2013

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