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The death of Serge Diaghilev
In 1929, Diaghilev died leaving his dancers without work. -
The beginning
It began in Paris with a group of girls in the late 20s (1920s) -
The resurrection began
After the death of Diaghilev, the resurrection began in 1931 -
The new company
Wasily de Basil & Rene Blum named their company Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. -
Former Choreographer of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe
George Balanchine was a former choreographer for Diaghilev. He became the Dance Master and principle chereographer. -
Balanchine's ideas
Balanchine's idea was to make young dancers the star of the ballet. The ages he were 12-13 years old. They became known as " baby ballerinas" -
The first performance
In 1932, some critics said that “Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo was the authentic air to Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe.” -
Choreographers of Diaghilev
Choreographers from Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe returned to work with Basil and Blum. After awhile Basil and Blum pushed out Balanchine & replaced him with Leonide Massine. -
Massine Era
1933 had started the Massine Era of ballet at the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. Which was in London. Massine introduced the symphonic orchestra to ballet and the public loved it. He started creating stronger lead roles for male dancers. -
Debut of Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo
In 1934 Ballet Russse de Monte-Carlo set sails for America where Sol Hurok booked their first American Tour. Sol Hurok was the most powerful theatrical promoter in the States. In 1935 they had performed for 3 million people. -
The hiring of American dancers
As they began to hire American dancers, but their names sounded Russian. Blum and Basil did not see eye to eye and Blum resigned from the company. After Blum left, Basil’s ego was too much for Massine and he too soon left the company to start his own. -
Some of the dancers
Tamara Toumanova was dramatic ,Tania Riabouchinska was feather light, with lots of personality &Irina Boranova was Girlish, passionate, flirty