Diaghilev (1872-1929) is a character on the scale of myth. Growing up in a minor noble family in remote Perm, as a very young man he became an influential art historian and publisher in St Petersburg. Moving soon onto a bigger stage, he became a central figure in the artistic worlds of Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and Madrid during the golden age of modern art. He lived through bankruptcy, war, revolution and exile. Furthermore he lived openly as a homosexual and his liaisons, most famously with Nijinsky, and his turbulent friendships with among others Stravinsky, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Prokoviev and Jean Cocteau give his life an exceptionally dramatic quality. The last biography was thirty years ago. Scheijen's biography is based on extensive research in little known archives, especially in Russia, is revelatory and brings a complex and powerful personality with boundless creative energy fully to life.

Author: Scheijen, Sjeng
Publisher: Profile Books
Illustration: Y
Language: ENG
Title: Diaghilev: A Life
Pages: 00224 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2010-08-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781846681646
Lib Category: Diaghilev, Serge
Lib Category: Russia - Intellectual life - 1801-1917
Category: Biography & Autobiography : Entertainment & Performing Arts
Category: History : Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Category: Performing Arts : Dance - Classical & Ballet