For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes

Ross MacGibbon
2009-12-12


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60 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lynn Seymour Narrator Unowned
Alastair Macaulay Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times Unowned
Bob Gottlieb Self - Writer and Editor Unowned
Judith Mackrell Self - Writer and Dance Critic Unowned
Lynn Garafola Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes' Unowned
Richard Davenport-Hines Self - Historian and Author Unowned
Anna Pavlova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) Unowned
Frederic Franklin Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo Unowned
Elena Gludjidze Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet Unowned
Karl Lagerfeld Self Unowned
Wayne Eagling Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet Unowned
Marie Rambert Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage) Unowned
Joan Acocella Self - Dance Critic Unowned
Julian Barran Self - Art Dealer Unowned
Mary Fellows Self - Fashion Director and Consultant Unowned
Howard Goodall Self - Composer and Broadcaster Unowned
Pierre Boulez Self - Composer and Conductor Unowned
Tamara Karsavina Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) Unowned
David Dawson Self - Choreographer Unowned
Igor Stravinsky Self - Composer (archive footage) Unowned
Millicent Hodson Self - Choreographer and Dance Historian Unowned
Lydia Sokolova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) Unowned
LĂ©onide Massine Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage) Unowned
Pepe Serra Self - Director: Museu Picasso, Barcelona Unowned
Edmonde Charles-Roux Self - Chanel Biographer Unowned