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As early as November 1916, Depero dedicated a drawing entitled Danzanti (Dancing)to Massine who subsequently purchased many of his works, including the large-scale Futurist painting Bird in Motion (1916; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Italy). In 1915, he choreographed his first ballet for the Ballets Russes, Le Soleil de nuit to music by Rimsky-Korsakov.
The work will see its world premiere in London May 28, 2016, and its U.S. premiere in Boston Ballet's 2017–2018 season in Boston. Through his artistic connections, Massine amassed an important collection of Cubist and Futurist works, and himself became the subject of artworks by the avant-garde.
Massine trained at the Imperial Theatre School in Moscow before joining the Ballets Russes as a dancer in 1914.
One of these was a drawing of the dancer made in Picasso’s apartment in Rome in 1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). Salonen, who was recently named Composer in Residence with the New York Philharmonic, will make his Royal Ballet debut conducting the world premiere.
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Boston Ballet Presents Marius Petipa's THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2023
Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the Boston Ballet presentation of the beloved fairytale The Sleeping Beauty by Marius Petipa with additional choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Purchased by Diaghilev from the Galerie Paul Guillaume in Paris in 1917, it entered Massine’s collection almost immediately.
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Léonide Massine
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Dada Masilo's SALOME Makes Cape Town Premiere in Joburg Ballet's SCARCITY at Baxter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024
Dada Masilo’s Salomé will be featured alongside three other exhilarating works in Joburg Ballet's Scarcity that opens at the Baxter Theatre in October.
Léonide Massine
Moscow, 1895–Borken, Germany, 1979
The dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was one of the most prominent members of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company in the 1920s and subsequently of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, beginning in 1930. After Boston Ballet's debut performance in Chroma, Thea Singer of the Boston Globe stated: “The Boston Ballet dancers astonish with their master of the choreography, contorting this way and that with remarkable intensity.” McGregor will reveal additional plans for the world premiere and co-production at The Royal Opera House's Insights event on May 11, 2016, 2:15 pm EDT / 7:15 pm BST.
The event will be live-streamed for viewers around the world to enjoy on The Royal Opera House YouTube Channel.
Lynn Seymour, Former Director of the Greek National Opera Ballet, Dies at 84
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2023
On Tuesday, 7 March 2023, the renowned Canadian ballerina and choreographer Lynn Seymour –who served as Director of the Greek National Opera Ballet during its 2006/07 Season– passed away at the age of 84.
Massine began collecting artworks from about 1916 to 1917, purchasing directly from artists he encountered while living and working in Rome with the Ballets Russes.
Joburg Ballet Company Heads To Cape Town For The First Time Ever With SCARCITY
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2024
Joburg Ballet will present Scarcity at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town from 24-26 October 2024.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division Sets Date For Sixth Annual Symposium
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2021
Held on January 29, 2021, this year's Symposium, entitled Dance and Immigration: A Symposium Beyond Boundaries, features the culminating projects from this year's cohort of Dance Research Fellows: Kiri Avelar, Ninotchka Bennahum, Phil Chan, Sergey Konaev, Yusha-Marie Sorzano and Ferne Regis, and Pam Tanowitz.
Delight your choreodrama senses by experiencing Martha Graham's Dance of Life, the pinnacle of the South Florida Symphony Orchestra's 20th Anniversary Season led by Founder Music Director Sebrina Maria Alfonso. Credit: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Léonide Massine (1895-1979). Massine subsequently moved to Germany, where he died in 1979.
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