Léon Bakst, born in 1866, is best known for his colourful costume and set designs for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes

‘The Sleeping Beauty: The Princess and the Court Fall Asleep for a Hundred Years’ by Léon Bakst (1866–1924) 📸

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The original ballet adaptation of 'Scheherazade' premiered in 1910 by the Ballets Russes. The Ballet Russes' 'Scheherazade' is known for its costumes, opulent scenery,and erotic choreography and narrative which was rarely seen in ballets of the time
🎨Léon Bakst

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Black Swan inspired drawing.... Swan Lake is one of my all time favorite ballets.

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Vaslav Nijinsky in 1911 as Petrouchka, a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company.

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My character Lyov, performing his heart out in a ballets lead role. 💕 (I really had fun drawing this one!)

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[The Swan Lake]

I really love musicals and ballets since forever, so I wanted to do a tributed to one of my favourites shows, Princess tutu.

I wanted to play with the composition this time because... symmetry fits with ballet and it elegance!

Hope you like it♥

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Série plage !
Picasso, "Deux femmes courant sur la plage", 1922.
Incroyable mouvement, extraordinaire vitalité pour ce petit format 32 x 41 cm.

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Happy 200th Birthday! Lucile Grahn – the first to dance the title role in Bournonville's La Sylphide (when she was 16!) – was born 200 years ago today. In London, Perrot created ballets Eoline and Kaya for her in 1845 as well as the divertissement Pas de quatre.

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The Art Gallery's Matisse & Ballets Russes exhibition closes this Sat 27 April! Did you know Matisse first tried cut-outs while designing sets for the Ballets Russes in 1920? He returned to the medium in his old age - see beautiful examples in the gallery!
https://t.co/uUgz6c9OBW

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Back by popular demand! Our Bite-size Talks on the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes exhibition sold out so fast our heads were spinning! But you're in luck - there's another chance to see it on Fri 5 April at 1pm - get in quick
https://t.co/PCSZRi7Chs

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Still time to visit the Matisse: Drawing with Scissors & Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes Exhibition, on at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on now until 27th April. https://t.co/jV8nwdAsU5

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バレエを習い初めてあっという間にトゥシューズで舞うようになった親友の娘ちゃん、パンパステルで描いてみました。
https://t.co/UKB1RKP0os

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friends! I will be selling a selection of limited edition prints in the to accompany their spring exhibition, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes! Be sure to visit the shop and pick up your favourite before they're gone!

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An exciting joint-exhibition Matisse: Drawing With Scissors & Diaghilev's Ballets Russes opens at Worc City Art Gallery this Sat 2 Feb. Costumes & artwork from Diaghilev's influential ballet company accompanies vibrant cut-outs from Matisse. Read more at https://t.co/uUgz6c9OBW

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Do you like And I love it 💗💙💃 So here's my new little

Rdv here to find these cute cliparts ➡️ : https://t.co/L9XaLGXQuX

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This week we're bringing beautiful ballets Swan Lake and Giselle, as well as great night out fun with Bee Gees tribute show You Win Again to the Royal Hall.
Find out more here https://t.co/XaxVoG0B7r

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Created in 1911, "Le Spectre d'une Rose" had Tamara Karsavina danced the Young Girl and Vaslav Nijinsky as the Spectre. The ballet became emblematic for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.

Recent colorization of vintage pics
Playbill by Jean Cocteau
Illustration by George Barbier (1913)

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