Word: diaghilev
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...being with it is amply justified by the success of such signature works as the multimedia Astarte and Trinity, still the best and brightest of rock ballets. But Founder-Director Robert Jeffrey also has a particular feeling for one of dance's golden eras-the years when Serge Diaghilev imperiously directed the Ballets Russes. Periodically Jeffrey attempts to revive a neglected 20th century classic first performed by Diaghilev's legendary troupe...
HAYDEN GALLERY (MIT)--Stage designs from Diaghilev's productions at the Ballet Russe...
THOMAS' MOST RECENT such adventure in Boston was last weekend's Salute to Serge Diaghilev, the legendary Russian impressario of the arts, who, among other things, presented the first performance of Stravinsky's Le Sacre in 1913, with choreography by Nijinsky. Though he confessed that, because of a lot of schedule conflicts, Friday's program (L'apres-midi d'un faune and Jeux by Debussy: Scythian Suite 'Ala and Lolli' by Prokoflev: and Stravinksy's Les Noces) was not one of his more daring adventures. Thomas was justifiably excited about it: "...the figure of that man is monumental...
...SCYTHIAN SUITE was jovially described by Thomas as Prokoflev's attempt at a barbaric Russian ballet, in response to Le Sacre. Diaghilev rejected the score, and it is not too hard to imagine why, I cannot help but predict its future renown as music for a rousing John Wayne movie...
...There is little to say about Stravinsky's Les Noces," began Thomas after intermission, which prompted applause from an audience evidently not turned on by this particular adventure. The performance of Diaghilev's favorite Stravinsky piece was undermined by some fundamental problems, the most distressing of which was that scarcely a word of either the chorus or soloists could be heard. Both the intricate rhythms and texture of the composition were imprecisely handled, resulting in a generally mediocre performance...