Ballets Russes

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Beginning in Paris in 1909, Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company set milestones both in the development of choreography and the development of dance technique. Diaghilev’s vision was of ‘total’ works of art in which all the elements – dance, music, visual arts, literature/philosophy and décor – were given equal status; in which collaboration between artists and their disciplines became both the ideal and the model. Choreographers and dancers who worked for the Ballets Russes included Massine, Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky.

Diaghilev commissioned composers of the calibre of Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Sergey Prokofiev, while artists such as Picasso, Leon Bakst, and Henri Matisse created stage designs for him.

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    Cast list, 10 & 12 July 1937 Evening
    (1937-07-10)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 13 July 1937 Evening
    (1937-07-13)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 14 July 1937 Evening
    (1937-07-14)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 20 October 1936 Evening
    (1936-10-20)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 21 October 1936 Evening
    (1936-10-21)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 22 October Evening
    (1936-10-22)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 24 October 1936 Evening
    (1936-10-24)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 24 October 1936 Matinee
    (1936-10-24)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 27 October 1936 Evening
    (1936-10-27)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 28 October 1936 Evening
    (1936-10-28)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, 7 & 8 July 1937 Evening
    (1937-07-07)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, Friday July 9, 1937, evening, and Saturday July 10, 1937, matinee
    (1937-07-09)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1936 and 1937. Includes performances of "Thamar", "Les Sylphides", "Carnaval", "Les Presages", "Le Lac des cygnes" and "Le cent baisers".
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    Cast list, June 10, 11, 12 1940 evening
    (1940-06-10)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 13, 14, 15 1940 evening
    (1940-06-13)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 17, 18, 19 1940 matinee
    (1940-06-17)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 20, 21 1940 evening
    (1940-06-20)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 21 1940 evening
    (1940-06-21)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 22 1940 evening
    (1940-06-22)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 5, 6, 7, 8 1940 evening
    (1940-06-05)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.
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    Cast list, June 5, 6, 7, 8 1940 matinee
    (1940-06-05)
    A series of programmes for the individual performances of Colonel W. De Basil's "Monte Carlo Russian Ballet", performed in Adelaide at the Theatre Royal in 1939 and 1940. Includes performances of "Le Mariage d'Aurore", "Le Pavillon", "Les Sylphides", "Le Femmes de Bonne Humeur", "Le Lac des Cygnes". Also includes promotional flyer and a Red Cross performance programme. All files are in PDF (Acrobat) format.