Class Description
The seasons of ballet presented in the West by Serge Diaghilev from 1909 to 1929 thrilled audiences and blazed new directions in choreography, music, and the visual arts, creating masterpieces including Schéhérazade, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, and many others.
We will explore the work that great visual artists created specifically for the Ballets Russes, from the brilliant and innovative set designers Alexandre Benois and Léon Bakst to such towering figures of Modernism as Goncharova, Picasso, Braque, Laurencin, de Chirico, and Rouault.
Jeffrey Nigro is a Research Associate and Adjunct Lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Materials List
Required:
- Digital Course Packet
First Reading:
- John Drummond, Speaking of Diaghilev. London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1997: “Tamara Karsavina”, pp. 81-97; “Anne Benois-Tcherkessova”, pp. 101-105; “Henri Sauguet”, pp. 231-235; “Cecil Beaton”, pp. 263-267.
Cost and Registration
Six sessions, $255 ($230 for Newberry members, seniors, and students). Learn about becoming a member.
To register multiple people for this class, please go through the course calendar in Learning Stream, our registration platform. When you select the course and register, you’ll be prompted to add another registrant.
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