For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes
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Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times
Self - Writer and Editor
Self - Writer and Dance Critic
Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes'
Self - Historian and Author
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo
Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes
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In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they did and the influence they had, even a 100 years later.
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2009-12-12
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