abatt Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 ‘Dancing With the Other Arts’: The Ballets Russes’ Creative Churn - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Interesting exhibit at the Morgan Library n Manhattan thru Sept 22. see attached article. Link to comment
California Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 53 minutes ago, abatt said: ‘Dancing With the Other Arts’: The Ballets Russes’ Creative Churn - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Interesting exhibit at the Morgan Library n Manhattan thru Sept 22. see attached article. I visited this exhibit in early July. Definitely worth a visit. They also have an excellent catalog, which is also worthwhile: https://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Ballets-Russes-Design-Collection/dp/1913875679/ref=sr_1_1? Link to comment
vipa Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 8 hours ago, California said: I visited this exhibit in early July. Definitely worth a visit. They also have an excellent catalog, which is also worthwhile: https://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Ballets-Russes-Design-Collection/dp/1913875679/ref=sr_1_1? I went recently and very much agree it's well worth a visit. Since it's closing Sept. 22, get there if you can. Link to comment
Quiggin Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Wish I could see this, but there seems to be a good six minute survey of the show here: https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/ballets-russes From the wall labels, it looks as if the focus is on the earlier days of the Ballets Russes and then moves from Diaghilev to the works of Nijinska and Ida Rubenstein. Wonder if any of Satie's or Prokofiev's scores are included. https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/exhibitions/BalletsRussesLargePrintLabels.pdf Link to comment
choriamb Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) On 8/22/2024 at 4:52 PM, Quiggin said: Wish I could see this, but there seems to be a good six minute survey of the show here: https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/ballets-russes From the wall labels, it looks as if the focus is on the earlier days of the Ballets Russes and then moves from Diaghilev to the works of Nijinska and Ida Rubenstein. Wonder if any of Satie's or Prokofiev's scores are included. https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/exhibitions/BalletsRussesLargePrintLabels.pdf I just returned from the exhibit: it was VERY score-heavy, partly because the Morgan is book-centric. Pros: It covered a comprehensive amount of ballets...and truly gave Rubenstein her due: I hadn't realized how many ambitious works she produced post-Ballet Russe. Also, the placard notes were wonderful (the table we see in Bejart's Bolero was there from Nijinska's version; Isadora Duncan was a heavy influence on the early crew): I'll bet that the catalog is insightful. Cons: It felt a bit visually thin at times because there was only space for only 1-2 small orginal visual artifacts per ballet: a photo still, a costume/set design drawing, or program cover. (Again, it's a library, so it focuses on paper works.) If you've seen other Ballet Russe exhibits that involved costumes, or larger sets, it probably felt a little pinched. ❤️ They included a photo of Nijinksa wearing the delightfully kooky crown that ABT reproduced for the fairy Violente in its version of Sleeping Beauty. Edited August 31 by choriamb Link to comment
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