Revisiting Diaghilev
"Diaghilev used the Ballets Russes as a vehicle for promoting synthesis of the arts in a bid to overcome the fragmentation characteristic of the 19th century. Diaghilev's artistic vision was also a bridge between East and West, exemplified by the involvement in Ballets Russes of artists like Picasso and Henri Matisse and the composer Satie." The New York Times 01/25/10

Posted January 25, 2010 07:47 AM