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Ancient Meets Modern: Diaghilev and De Chirico
Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico and ballet director Sergei Diaghilev only worked together on one Ballets Russes production, but their union would prove momentous and life-changing for both. Their collaboration was significant for Diaghilev because it was the last production he would produce before his death later that same year. It was also important for...
Art Deco, Ballet Russes.
The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company based in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. This is a poster by Jean Cocteau for the 1911 Ballet Russe season showing Nijinsky in costume for Le Spectre de la Rose in Paris. I chose this work is because it well-showed the organic form and asymmetrical design which represents Art Deco philosophy.
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