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- BFI identifier396434
- Date1968-01-02 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany
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- SynopsisFirst part in a two part documentary on the Russian impressario. This episode looks at Diaghilev's early life and the first seasons of his renowned Ballet Company from 1909 until World War I started. His story is told by friends and colleagues. (Synopsis) Documentary. Diaghilevs's early life and the first seasons of his ballet company from 1909-1914. (No dance film) Titles: OMNIBUS presents DIAGHILEV. Int. of the Chatelet Theatre, Paris; stills of the performance of Diaghilev's Russian Ballet which opened on 19 May 1909. Dancers and others who worked with Diaghilev, speak of him (2:55). Titles: THE YEARS ABROAD. Stills from productions. VO on Diaghilev's background in the arts. His first ballet was La Pavillon d'Armide, designed by Alexander Benois, music by Nikolai Cherepnin (4:34) Extract of the music recorded by Thomas Beecham c.1925. Pavlova and Nijinsky danced (not seen). Music and stills of the performance of the Polotsvian Dances from Borodin's Prince Igor (5:52). Tamara Karsavina, prima ballerina on Diaghilev's appearance (7:32). Lydia Sokolova on his quietness (7:55). Marie Rambert on the inspiration he radiated (8:14). Cyril Beaumont, critic, on the different sides to his character (8:38). Dame Ninette de Valois on her fear of him (8:56). Sacheverell Sitwell on his snobbish side (9:09). Anton Dolin, soloist, on his high standards (9:23). Nicolas Nabokov, composer, on how Diaghilev worked with composers (10:12). VO on Diaghilev's background in ballet in Russia. Leonide Massine, choreographer, on the combination of the arts in Diaghilev's work (11:38). Stills of Renoir, painter and designer; Nijinsky and Fokine, choreographer, who all shared Diaghilev's ideas. Karsavina on Fokine's work (12:25). Stills and music from Les Sylphides, with Pavlova, Karsavina and Nijinsky (13:25). Stills and music from Scheherazade, with Fokine and his wife dancing (14:46). VO on the design. Ninette de Valois and Cecil Beaton speak (15:41). The previous design work of Bakst (16:30). Street scene outside the Chatelet Theatre (16:50). Diaghilev's early years in Eastern Russia (17:37). Paris. Stills and music from The Firebird by Stravinsky (18:10). Karsavina on Stravinsky (18:39). Diaghilev's 1905 exhibition of historical portraits (20:30). The revival of Giselle in Paris - music and stills (21:50). Diaghilev leaves Russia and establishes Ballet Russe (25:28). Marie Rambert on Karsavina's dancing (25:46). Nabokov on Diaghilev's attitude to money (27:38). Monte Carlo (27:51) where Le Spectre de la Rose opened. Music and stills of Karsavina and Nijinsky (29:24). Rambert on Nijinksy (29:47). Sokolova on Nijinsky (30:14). Drawings and posters by Jean Cocteau (31:28). VO of Benois on the production of Petrushka (32:06). Music and paintings of costumes (32:43). Stills of Nijinsky as the puppet (33:17) Karsavina speaks intercut with St. Petersburg (?) in the snow and stills of Petrushka (34:41). Music of Daphnis and Chloe over water and trees (36:22). Nijinsky's first choreography was L'Après-Midi d'un Faune - stills (36:50). Igor Markevitch, composer, and Nijinksy's son in law, on the rehearsals (37:22). Rambert (38:18). Music and stills (40:16). Sokolova (41:07). Rite of Spring - Rambert on how she helped Nijinsky wuth the choreography. Music and stills (43:41). Sokolova (44:00). Rambert (44:38). Ext. Theatre de Champs Elysée, Paris (45:00). Rambert on the opening night, and Nijinsky, interspersed with stills (47:44). Sokolova on Nijinsky's marriage and Diaghilev's despair. Diaghilev returned to Russia and looked for new dancers. Stills of Leonide Massine (50:18). Le Coq d'Or opened in London - stills (51:20). A 60s audience arrives at a theatre. Ballerinas prepare backstage under credits (53:04 mins). (NFA Catalogue)
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- Credits[Subject of Film]: Serge Diaghilev
Production Company: BBC
Production Company: Bayerischer Rundfunk
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Diaghilev: The Years Abroad (Original)
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Work - 396434 - 1968-01-02 (Television)
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
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