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 Posté le: Dim Juin 17, 2007 7:34 pm Sujet du message: Hommage à Lifar et à Diaghilev en Russie |
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Grâce notamment à la générosité d'un danseur et collectionneur d'art italien, Tony Candeloro, une exposition consacrée à Serge Lifar et aux Ballets russes de Diaghilev se tient actuellement au Musée russe de Saint-Pétersbourg, ainsi que le rapporte le St. Petersburg Times :
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The exhibition presents 47 photos, some of them never seen before, such as seven pictures of Anna Pavlova posing for a sculpture in the private setting of a hotel room; and a dramatic portrait of Vaclav Nijinsky drawn during his confinement in a psychiatric clinic.
Costumes worn by Pavlova, Tamara Karsavina and others, drawings and paintings, personal belongings, designs for costumes and sets created by Leon Bakst and Alexander Benois fill several halls of the Mikhailovsky Castle.
The Candeloro collection does not stop with the end of Diaghilev’s troupe: rather it continues through the years that followed. Films of appearances by Serge Lifar at the Paris Opera in the 1930s, scenes from the ballets of Fokine created for the Monte Carlo Opera Theatre, Matilda Kshesinskaya’s lessons in her Paris studio and Isidora Duncan follow this legendary epoch.
Diaghilev’s troupe was rich in talent not only in the performing arts, but in design and music. Outstanding musicians and artists were involved in creating shows for the Ballets Russes. These included Igor Stravinsky, George Rouault, Benois and Jean Cocteau. Their photographs also form part of the exhibition.
Russian dancers left an indelible impression on ballet worldwide. After Diaghilev’s death they went to different countries and theaters where they revamped the art of ballet and created new troupes. George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova created the New York City Ballet with help from Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin. They were all captured in photographs displayed in the exhibition.
“Nowhere have I met such deep understanding of music and dance, such a high level of choreography as with them and especially with Fokine,” Candeloro said of his fascination with Diaghilev’s contemporaries.
Memory Album runs through June 30 at the Mikhailovsky (Engineer’s) Castle of the Russian Museum. |
L'article du St. Petesburg Times est ICI
Site web du Musée russe : http://www.rusmuseum.ru/
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