The Visionary Russian Who Hired Picasso and Stravinsky to Revolutionize Ballet Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers who worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking with tradition and creating a reflection of 20th century modernity. Inspired by the National Gallery of Art's exhibit "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes," choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess developed a ...
Aug. 13, 2013 - The Online NewsHour
Peter Tatchell in guardian.co.uk Many great Russians have been gay or bisexual, including Piotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Eisenstein, Modest Mussorgsky, Nijinsky, Sergei Diaghilev, Nikolai Gogol and Rudolf Nureyev,Tatchell said.
David McAllister in The Australian We wanted to do as Diaghilev did and bring together designers, choreographers (and) composers to create new work,McAllister says.