A thoughtful review of an important artistic period
The DVD was produced to accompany the Washington D.C. National Gallery of Art Retrospective on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes. The DVD is nicely done. The focus is on Diaghilev and his contribution to the evolution of performance art in the 20th century. His contribution cannot be ignored; his influence permeates not just dance, but music, staging, costuming and many other aspects of production. The DVD is thoughtfully produced. It contains many reconstructed excerpts from Ballets that the Ballets Russes originally performed. There are many stills of the major figures, the costumes, etc. Both sound and images are clear and clean. Many of the Ballet excerpts are not available elsewhere on DVD; though I have found some of them on U tube.
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