The Age of Diaghilev

Published in celebration of the centenary of St. Petersburg, which will take place in 2003, this lavishly illustrated book is devoted to Russian art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries -- a period known as the "age of Diaghilev."This legendary Russian Impresario was the moving force behind the ambitious publication of the magazine The World of Art and the founding of the artistic society of the same name, whose exhibitions did so much to define the face of Russian art at the turn of the century.The artists, composers and choreographers who contributed to Sergei Diaghilev's projects are now household names -- Igor Stravinsky, Anna Pavlova and George Balanchine among so many others. Whether he was curating an exhibition or mounting a theatrical production, Diaghilev always incarnated the artistic ideas of his time.