PDF Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (Oberon Modern Plays) by Oscar Wilde; Trevor Baxter in Arts-Photography

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In the decades between its debut performance in Paris in 1909 and the death of impresario Sergei Diaghilev in 1929; the Ballets Russes was an unrivalled sensation not only in France but in London; New York and the other cities it toured. Attention has often been centred on the links between Diaghilevrsquo;s troupe and modernist art and music; but there has been surprisingly little written concerning the Balletsrsquo; role in tastemaking and trendsetting. Ballets Russes Style reveals for the first time the full extent of the ensemblersquo;s influence on haute couture. The Ballets Russesrsquo; seasons were an exciting laboratory for ambitious cultural experiments; often grounded in the aesthetic confrontation of those great designers; artists and composers who travelled with the troupe from St Petersburg ndash; Leacute;on Bakst; Alexandre Benois and Igor Stravinsky among them ndash; and Parisrsquo;s avant-garde; which included Picasso; Satie; Matisse; Debussy and Ravel. The ensemble brought the stage and everyday life into creative contact with each other; most noticeably in the world of fashion. In its heyday; the Ballets Russes was a potent force in defining Paris Style; bringing the work of great designers such as Jeanne Paquin and Coco Chanel to the stage; and creating sensibilities that resonated in the collections of couturiers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent and beyond.Beautifully illustrated and drawing on unpublished images and memorabilia; this book illuminates the ways in which innovations by the Ballets Russes in dance; music; sets and costume both mirrored and invigorated contemporary culture.