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The death of Diaghilev
When Diaghilev died in 1929 his dancers were left with none of his work -
The Resurrection
IN 1931 Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum resurrected the Ballet Russe. And renamed it Ballet Russe deMonte Carlo. They appointed George Balanchine as the dance master -
First Show
The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo had their first performance was 1932 -
SECRETS
Basil and Blum secretly pushed out George Balachine for Leonide Massine -
Massine ERA
in 1933 Massine brought the symphony orchestra to ballet and the crowd loved it. And he created strong lead roles for male dancers. -
AMERICA
In 1934 Ballet Russse de Monte-Carlo set sails for America. For their first american tour -
THE BREAKUP
Blum and Basil did not agree on a lot of things so Blum resigned from the company. later on driving Massine to leaving the company. -
BALLET WARS
After the split the two had a law-suit battle over the owner ship of the name Ballet Russe and the dances. -
DRAW
Massine won the company name, Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlos. Basil changed the name of the company to The Original Ballet Russe. But Massine also lost his choreography to all his dances. -
AFTERMATH
In 1938 both companies were ready to perform. But Massine had no rights to his choreography. And had to create 3 new ballets. -
WORLD WAR II
Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.The russian dancers were able to get on a boat going to america escaping the war. Both companies traveled on the boat. -
STRANDED
Sol Hurok took both stranded companies and found work for both of them in America -
THE END OF BALLETT RUSSE
Hurok abandoned the companies and the dancers started to leave and go to other dance schools.Nov 1948 was the company’s last performance.
