Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballet Russes 1909- 1929

The Russian Ballet at this time could not be more different than the English- very colourful, warm colours and very sexy! They had fantasy based costumes and men dressed as animals! "Diaghilev a likable man, but awful." Eric Satie. Serge Pavlovich Diaghileff first ballet season was marked by the exotic designs of the Russian-born artist Leon Bakst. The costumes in this exhibition was truly fabulous, refreshing to see when the 'norm ballet' outfit is rather..conventional...