Greetings!
I hope you will be able to join us
on Saturday 30th August, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)
at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend
Sergei Diaghilev brought the shock and awe of the Ballets Russes to Paris and London with sets designed by Russian artists including Bakst, Roerich and Goncharova; but what was the response of French and British artists? Matisse and Picasso were inspired by the Ballets and would go on to create sets for further performances. In Britain, artists such as John Lavery and Laura Knight would paint glorious portraits of the ballerinas and behind-the-scenes views of the stage.
Today we’ll explore how these artists and others welcomed Ballets-Russes mania in the 1910s and 20s.
[c.1911; Glasgow Museums; see http://www.artuk.org/artworks/anna-pavlova-18811931-84785 for details]
It’ll be a feast for the eyes, with lots to see and much to discuss – do come along if you can, it’s open to everyone! Please note a £10 request on the door to cover Lecture Theatre hire costs as well as tea/coffee/biscuits at the Jazz Centre downstairs afterwards.
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In case you missed it, this year’s Proms performance of Stravinsky’s music “The Rite of Spring” (1913) is on BBC i-player: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002gr8h
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