Serge Grigoriev/Ballets Russes archive, 1909-2009 (bulk 1909-1952).

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Serge Grigoriev/Ballets Russes archive, 1909-2009 (bulk 1909-1952).

The Serge Grigoriev/Ballets Russes Archive is comprised of materials that document Sergeĭ Grigorʹev's career as a dancer and régisseur (rehearsal director) for the Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev and for Col. W. de Basil's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. It consists primarily of photographs, photograph albums, and notes and manuscript drafts for Grigorʹev's book S.P. Diaghilev i ego 'Russkii Balet,' 1909-1929, which was translated into English and published as The Diaghilev Ballet, 1909-1929. The archive also contains Grigorʹev's unpublished manuscript for his work Original'nyi Russkii Balet pod upravleniem Colonel W. De Basil 1932-1952. Although the majority of the materials relate to the companies of Diaghilev and de Basil, the archive contains several items from another Russian ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. In addition, the archive includes programs, additional writings by Grigorʹev, clippings, tour information and drawings.

1021 items (24 containers, 18 linear feet)

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