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Ballets russes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The Ballets Russes (Russian Ballet) was a travelling ballet company owned and run by Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929), that performed between 1909 and 1929 in various cities across Europe, and on tours to America. Diaghilev toured Europe and America with the Ballets Russes for two decades until his death in 1929. However, due to upheavals caused by World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, the company never performed in Russia. The Ballets Russes company was dissolved in 1929, after the death of Diaghilev. -Visual Arts Encyclopedia

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Douglas J. Engmann Collection

 File
Identifier: BRSCA-DE-085
Abstract

Douglas J. Engmann collected an extensive library on the Ballets Russes companies. His collection contains books about the dancers, choreographers, scenic and costume designers as well as many related periodicals.

Dates: 1892 - 2019

Douglas Turnbaugh Collection

 Item
Identifier: BRSCA-DT-068
Abstract

The Douglas Turnbaugh Collection contains books about the Ballets Russes company and dancers, souvenir programs, original interviews for the Ballets Russes film, and a costume from the original production of The Firebird.

Dates: 1909 - 2019

Moscelyne Larkin and Roman Jasinski Collection

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Identifier: BRSCA-MLRJ-088
Scope and Contents

The Larkin/Jasinski collection contains manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, programs, and dance costume pieces.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1941-2012

Tatiana Bechenova

 Collection
Identifier: BRSCA-TB-063
Abstract

Tatiana Bechenova, a Bulgarian and American dancer, was a member of de Basil's Original Ballet Russe from 1939-1947. Her collection contains important historical records concerning the company's years in Central and South America. Materials consists primarily of programs, travel documents, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within undated