Serge Lifar letters to Serge Diaghilev 1924-1928 1924-1928

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Serge Lifar letters to Serge Diaghilev 1924-1928 1924-1928

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Serge Lifar, dancer, choreographer and author, was born in Kiev, Russia in 1905. He studied with Bronislava Nijinska, who brought him to Paris in 1923 where he joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He became a protege of Diaghilev, was named premiere danseur in 1925, and remained with the company through it s last season in 1929. These letters were written by to when was 19 to 23 years old. Sotheby's described the contents of the collection: "The letters are in Russian and are about Lifar's education in Italy, supervised by Diaghilev, and his ballet studies including his lessons with in , reporting Ceccehtti's changes in his arm movements... his problems with his hands, consultations with doctors, his attempts to learn French, his visits to , , and... his impressions on seeing the works of , , , and ... his relationship with Diaghilev...his opinions of other dancers ... his own performances...( )... [and] rehearsals for and ..." Lifar Diaghilev Lifar Enrico Cecchetti Raphael Botticelli Mantegna Michelangelo Turin Florence Fiesole Milan Venice, Tricorne Zephyr et Flore The Triumph of Neptune

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