Overview
Programs and souvenir programs of Serge Diaghilev's Balles russes.
Dates
- 1907-1929
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English, French and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1 linear feet (4 boxes)Includes theater programs and souvenir programs for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1909 to 1929. Also includes program for the series of concerts of Russian music in Paris arranged by Diaghilev in 1907, and an issue of Comædia Illustré dedicated to Ballets Russes.
Biographical / Historical
Ballets Russes was established in Russia by Serge Diaghilev in 1909 as a touring company to promote Russian ballet in Europe. After World War I the company permanently relocated to the West. The company performed regularly in Paris and London, in Monte Carlo, and toured other European and South American countries. In 1916 Ballets Russes came to the United States of America for their first season in North America. Ballets Russes gave rise to careers of a great number of outstanding Russian and Western dancers, choreographers, composers and artists who had recreated the art of ballet for the 20th-century, both in Europe and in the United States.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010MT-11. Gift of Thomas Garrett ; received: 2010 October 9.
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Theater, Dance and Music (Harvard Theatre Collection).
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Irina Klyagin
- Title
- Ballets russes programs, 1907-1929: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02435
Repository Details
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