"Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and Theatrical Design" Exhibition

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At The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Media: Drawing, Fashion, Film

In Paris, 1909, the Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev founded the Ballets Russes, whose reputation as a revolution in twentieth-century theatrical design continues to this day. The Ballets Russes brought together the talents of artists from various fields—genius dancers such as Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky, composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Erik Satie, avant-garde artist and costume-designer Léon Bakst—and made an enormous impact on western theater and art of the 1910s-1920s as a collective arts movement. They spearheaded the advancement of the Russian avant-garde, and played a role in the popularity of Art Deco.
This exhibition will introduce the ever-brilliant world of Ballets Russes through works such as approximately 140 sketches for costume designs, 10 original costumes from St. Petersburg, and films of reenacted performances.

[Image: Léon Bakst "Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky in Diaghilev’s 'La Péri'"(1911)
©Professor Stavrovski Collection, New York]

Schedule

From 2007-06-09 To 2007-07-16

Fee

Adults ¥1250, College Students ¥800, High School Students ¥600, Junior High School Students and Younger Free

Venue Hours

From 9:30 To 17:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:If Monday is a National Holiday, the museum will be open on Monday but closed the following Tuesday. Closed for the year-end holidays.

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Access

5 minute walk from Higashiyama station on the Tozai Subway line.

Address

Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8344
Phone: 075-761-4111

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Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Schedule: From 2007-06-09 To 2007-07-16
Address: Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8344
Phone: 075-761-4111

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