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Diaghilev

"He fancied a career in music, but was a terrible composer. He wanted to be a painter, but lacked vision and aptitude. He wanted to change the face of dance, but had no dance training whatsoever. By his own admission, this poor, misguided soul had " no real gifts." He went on to become one of the most influential artistic figures of the twentieth century. Despite his claim to the contrary, Serge , founder of the famous Ballets Russes, had many gifts most notably as a talent scout, an impressario, and a visionary who encouraged collaboration in the arts."
Born March 31, 1872, in Gruzine, Novgorod Province, showed no talent in his early years, there was never a thought that he would set ...

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led by the Russian painters Léon Bakst and Alexandre Benois. During this time, did succeed and indeed felt he had finnaly found his place in life. He founded AND edited a progressive art journal – "Mir Iskusstva" ( The World of Art) from 1899 – 1904. In 1899, as a project, became the artistic adviser to the Imperial Theatres in Moscow, where he produced and co-produced several operas and ballets. It was then that he decided what he really wanted to do and after completing his term with the Imperial Theatres and the printing of Mir Iskusstva being canceled, he decided to move and settle in Paris, France, where he successfully produced "Boris Godunov", a famous opera, in 1908.
had seen ballets before, but it wasn’t until he saw "Raymonda" that ballet took any effect on his life. He then decided, that he would try doing more than producing with the art of Ballet. It’s from this time on that we talk of the " Period". In 1909, hit it big with ...

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Added: 8/29/2006 01:49:31 AM
Category: Biographies
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