Ballets

And here I first understood by their talk the meaning of the company that lately were called Ballets; Harris telling how it was by a meeting of some young blades, where he was among them, and my Lady Bennet

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1668 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

And here I first understood by their talk the meaning of the company that lately were called Ballets; Harris telling how it was by a meeting of some young blades, where he was among them, and my Lady Bennet

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 65: May 1668 Samuel Pepys 1668

And here I first understood by their talk the meaning of the company that lately were called Ballets; Harris telling how it was by a meeting of some young blades, where he was among them, and my Lady Bennet

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

And here I first understood by their talk the meaning of the company that lately were called Ballets; Harris telling how it was by a meeting of some young blades, where he was among them, and my Lady Bennet

Diary of Samuel Pepys, May 1668 Pepys, Samuel 1668

Italian performance artist Francesco Vezzoli is creating a production called Ballets Russes Italian Style (The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again) starring

Jezebel 2009

Other monitors show Richard Alston illuminating the process of choreography; and there are some historic filmed performances, though of pre-Ballets Russes dancers — plus a few reconstructions.

Beauty of the Ballets Russes Paul Levy 2010

Indeed, in his essay "Diaghilev's Boys" in the superb catalog that accompanies the show, Oliver Winchester credits the Ballets Russes with creating an association b etween the ballet and homosexuality: before it, "male dancers were of secondary importance" to romantically graceful ballerinas.

Beauty of the Ballets Russes Paul Levy 2010

Even if you have no interest in ballet or modern dance, "Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929" will enchant you, both because of the Russian Ballet's close connections with Modernism in all the arts, and because its stunning installation makes visiting this exhibition the most fun you can have in London on a damp autumn day.

Beauty of the Ballets Russes Paul Levy 2010

In acknowledging a growing audience who were not yet ready for his more austere work, Mr. B created what I think of as his three Show Biz Ballets, "Stars and Stripes," "Union Jack" and "Vienna Waltzes."

Howard Kissel: From Deadly Sins to Whipped Cream Howard Kissel 2011

In acknowledging a growing audience who were not yet ready for his more austere work, Mr. B created what I think of as his three Show Biz Ballets, "Stars and Stripes," "Union Jack" and "Vienna Waltzes."

Howard Kissel: From Deadly Sins to Whipped Cream Howard Kissel 2011