Diaghilev

[ dee-ah-guh-lef; Russian dyah-gyi-lyif ]

noun

1. Ser·gei Pa·vlo·vich [sur-, gey, pav-, loh, -vich, syir-, gyey, puh-, vlaw, -vyich], 1872–1929, Russian ballet producer.

Diaghilev

/ ˈdjaɡɪlif /

noun

1. DiaghilevSergei Pavlovich18721929MRussianDANCE: ballet impresario Sergei Pavlovich (sɪrˈɡjej ˈpavləvitʃ). 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario. He founded (1909) and directed (1909–29) the Ballet Russe in Paris, introducing Russian ballet to the West

Example Sentences

This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

From Seattle Times

Stravinsky was just 27 in 1910, when he composed “The Firebird” for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes.

From Washington Post

Many conductors choose a pungent flavor for Stravinsky’s “The Firebird,” written for the 1910 season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.

From New York Times

“I am not a ballerina,” she once told Diaghilev.

From New York Times

Or is he more of an impresario — a figure like the failed artist and Ballet Russe founder Sergei Diaghilev, whose special genius was to convene other talents and to bring forth his vision through them?

From Washington Post