Prokofiev's Ballets for Diaghilev

By Stephen D. Press

Book Overview

Ballet impresario Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev and composer Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev are eminent figures in twentieth-century cultural history, yet this is the first detailed account of their fifteen-year collaboration. Stephen D. Press discusses the genesis of each ballet, including the important contributions of the scenic designers (Mikhail Larionov, Georgy Yakulov and Georges Rouault) and the choreographer/dancers (L onid Massine, Serge Lifar and George Balanchine), and the special relationship between the ballets' progenitors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754604020
• ISBN13: 9780754604020
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"