ART AND ENTERPRISE IN DIAGHILEV'S BALLETS RUSSES. (VOLUMES I AND II).
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Title
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ART AND ENTERPRISE IN DIAGHILEV'S BALLETS RUSSES. (VOLUMES I AND II).
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Identifier
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AAI8508698
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identifier
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8508698
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Creator
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GARAFOLA, LYNN.
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Contributor
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Robert Day
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Date
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1985
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Theater
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Abstract
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"Art and Enterprise in Diaghilev's Ballets Russes" is a multi-disciplinary study of the remarkable troupe that between 1909 and 1929 moved the art of ballet from the periphery to the center of European cultural consciousness. It analyzes this phenomenon as a three-fold accomplishment: the alliance of ballet, for the first time since the romantic era, with major contemporary trends in music, painting, and drama; the development of a self-sustaining financial base within the elite operatic and theatrical marketplace; the creation of a new audience, encompassing socialites, intellectuals, and artistic tastemakers. This study seeks to answer a number of questions. How did the Ballets Russes establish itself so rapidly on the cultural landscape of pre-War Europe? What changes did the marketplace provoke in the aesthetics and internal relationships of the company over this twenty-year period? Can one legitimately speak of influence on the artists and intellectuals who flocked to performances? What constituted Ballets Russes modernism? A broad range of sources has been used including archives in England, France, and the United States, memoirs of major and minor literary, dance, and historical figures, newspapers, and contemporary society, intellectual, and arts publications.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Comparative Literature
