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Diaghilev and Friends
Melville's major biography of the Russian impresario brings to life an age of daring sophistication and hedonistic pleasure set against the backdrop of a swiftly changing world. In Paris and London, Diaghilev drew together an amazingly talented group of artists such as Picasso, Bakst and Fokine, as well as dancers like Nijinsky, Lifar and Karsavina, and the composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev. Diaghilev's destructive and tempestuous affair with his protégé Nijinsky and his friendship with Jean Cocteau are closely examined.
300 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2009
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March 30, 2010
Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, has chosen to discuss Joy Melville’s
Diaghilev and Friends
on FiveBooks as one of the top five on his subject- Contemporary Arts, saying that:
“…The connection to Diaghilev is inter-disciplinarity. Definitely, for me, he is one of the great curators of the 20th century. With his Ballet Russes, in the years between 1909 and 1929, he obviously revolutionised the world of dance. But they also gave incredible input into theatre design, into collaborations between artists, dancers and choreographers, between ballet, architecture, music and sound. …”
The full interview is available here: http://five-books.com/interviews/hans...
“…The connection to Diaghilev is inter-disciplinarity. Definitely, for me, he is one of the great curators of the 20th century. With his Ballet Russes, in the years between 1909 and 1929, he obviously revolutionised the world of dance. But they also gave incredible input into theatre design, into collaborations between artists, dancers and choreographers, between ballet, architecture, music and sound. …”
The full interview is available here: http://five-books.com/interviews/hans...
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