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Le Train Bleu, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska View high resolution

Le Train Bleu, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska

Bronislava Nijinska, 1908  View high resolution

Bronislava Nijinska, 1908 

Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces

Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces

(Reblogged from ch-loie)
eclektic: In 1924, Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes presented the premiere of Jean Cocteau’s ballet “Le Train Blue” (The Blue Train) Costumes by Coco Chanel

eclektic:

In 1924, Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes presented the premiere of

Jean Cocteau’s ballet “Le Train Blue” (The Blue Train)

Costumes by Coco Chanel

(Reblogged from ch-loie)
terpsichores: Michel Fokine and Tamara Karsavina The Firebird ca. 1910,Bronislava Nijinska Collection,via Library of Congress via allrightmrdemille View high resolution

terpsichores:

Michel Fokine and Tamara Karsavina

The Firebird

ca. 1910,Bronislava Nijinska Collection,via Library of Congress

via allrightmrdemille

(Reblogged from terpsichores)
From Le Train Bleu (1924)Choreography by Bronislava NijinskaCostuming by Coco Chanel 

From Le Train Bleu (1924)
Choreography by Bronislava Nijinska
Costuming by Coco Chanel 

From Le Train Bleu (1924)Choreographed by Bronislava NijinskaCostuming by Coco Chanel.

From Le Train Bleu (1924)
Choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska
Costuming by Coco Chanel.

Anna Pavlova performing The Dying Swan, a ballet choreographed by Mikhail Fokine in 1905.  It became her signature piece.

Rumored to be inspired by Isadora Duncan, Fokine created this ballet specifically for Pavlova.  Although created in 1905 for a charity performance, it was not presented to the public until 1907.  Vaslav Nijinsky was expected to perform the pas de deux from Swan Lake with Pavlova; however, he became ill, so Fokine and Pavlova quickly decided to perform this piece instead.  The opportunity to perform the duet with Pavlova was never presented again.  The Dying Swan became an instant success.

Source - Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs

From Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces. View high resolution

From Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces.

Fun fact:

During the 1903-1904 school year at the Imperial Theatrical School in Russia, Vaslav Nijinsky was expelled for being accused of throwing a homemade dart (made of paper) at a government official.  The government official stopped the carriages that were transporting the students, pointed out Nijinsky to a policeman, and ordered him to be expelled.

While Nijinsky’s peers denied everything, he had already received bad marks for conduct and the Administration ordered Nijinsky to be permanently expelled.

His mother begged Inspector Pisnyatchevsky to forgive Nijinsky, so the punishment was lessened to a demotion to the status of nonresident pupil.

The demotion only lasted a month before Nijinsky was pardoned and invited to become a resident student of the School again.

Source - Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs