Diaghilev and His Collaborators
Much of the success of the Ballets Russes can be attributed to Diaghilev’s unique ability to promote significant collaborations among established and up-and-coming artists, such as choreographers Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Léonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska, and George Balanchine; designers Natalia Goncharova, Juan Gris, Nikolai Roerich, and Georges Braque; and composers Manuel de Falla, Sergei Prokofiev, Erik Satie, and Maurice Ravel. This photograph shows Serge Diaghilev with two of his most important collaborators, the dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889 [1890?]–1950) and the composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971).
Much of the success of the Ballets Russes can be attributed to Diaghilev’s unique ability to promote significant collaborations among established and up-and-coming artists, such as choreographers Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Léonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska, and George Balanchine; designers Natalia Goncharova, Juan Gris, Nikolai Roerich, and Georges Braque; and composers Manuel de Falla, Sergei Prokofiev, Erik Satie, and Maurice Ravel. This photograph shows Serge Diaghilev with two of his most important collaborators, the dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889 [1890?]–1950) and the composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971).