Belknap Collection, Dance 1910-1959 : Ballet Russe.

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Belknap Collection, Dance 1910-1959 : Ballet Russe.

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Programs, press clippings, photographs, postcards and souvenir programs highlight this collection of the original Ballet Russe, founded in 1905 by Diaghilev to tour Europe. Included is a folder of notes on Col. Wassili deBasil who launched the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo along with ReneĢ Blum from 1941. In it the author makes detailed notes on individual dancers and performers, observations on how Russian dance differs from that of other countries, particularly America and Britain. There are also notes for a biography of deBasil.

3 boxes ( 3 lin. ft.)

University of Florida

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SNAC Resource ID: 7789259

University of Florida

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George A. Smathers Libraries. Dept. of Special and Area Studies Collections.

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Basil, W. de

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Ballet Russe.

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Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts

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Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

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Sergei Denham (1896-1970) was a Russian-born banker and director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Leonide Massine (1896-1979) was Russian dancer and choreographer and artistic director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. From the description of Records concerning Leonide Massine, 1939-1969 (inclusive), 1942-1954 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557063 The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo was a company that existed between 1938 and 1962 under the directorship of Sergei...