For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes

Synopsis

In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they did and the influence they had, even a 100 years later.

Details

Director

Ross MacGibbon

Release

December 12, 2009

Status

Released

Network

BBC Cymru Wales

Runtime

1h

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Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• 
  Lynn Seymour

  Narrator
• Alastair Macaulay

  Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times
• Bob Gottlieb

  Self - Writer and Editor
• Judith Mackrell

  Self - Writer and Dance Critic
• Lynn Garafola

  Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes'
• Richard Davenport-Hines

  Self - Historian and Author
• 
  Anna Pavlova

  Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
• Frederic Franklin

  Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo
• Elena Gludjidze

  Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet
• 
  Karl Lagerfeld

  Self
• Wayne Eagling

  Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet
• Marie Rambert

  Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage)

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