Balletomanes are bound to adore Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s lavish documentary Ballets Russes (2005), which recalls the glory days of that legendary emigré dance troupe through rare footage of its ...

A festival at the University of Oklahoma celebrates the impact of these ballerinas on 20th century ballet, honoring their Native American heritage. By Meryl Cates His performances in both classical ...

But first a bit of background. The electrifying debut of the Ballet Russes in Paris in 1909 undoubtedly changed the course of culture and fashion; the fairy-tale and far-away fantasies on the stage ...

The title of Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s documentary is a bit misleading: its subject isn’t Diaghilev’s groundbreaking Ballets Russes, companies whose collaborators included Debussy and Picasso ...