Dancers and organizers of the Ballets Russes, the Paris-based touring ballet company founded by Sergei Diaghilev in 1909 that changed twentieth century ballet through new music, design and choreography. A person belongs here when the cited article ties them to the Ballets Russes. It excludes dancers of other companies. The company commissioned ballets such as The Rite of Spring, Petrushka and The Firebird from leading composers and painters, and a person is placed here only where the cited article ties the person to the company or its circle.
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Michel Fokine (Wikipedia)
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In 1909, Sergei Diaghilev invited Fokine to become the resident choreographer of the first season of the Ballets Russes in Paris.
Wikipedia: George Balanchine
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Impressed, Diaghilev asked Balanchine to join the Ballets Russes as a choreographer.
Vaslav Nijinsky - Wikipedia
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He is often associated with the Ballets Russes and its impresario Sergei Diaghilev, for which he choreographed such influential ballets as L'après-midi d'un faune (1912), Le Sacre du Printemps (1913), Jeux (1913), and Till Eulenspiegel (1916).
Sergei Diaghilev - Wikipedia
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.S. 19 March] 1872-19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.
Wikipedia: Anna Pavlova
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She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, being the first ballerina to tour the world, including South America, India, Mexico and Australia.
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