Leon Bakst’s Grand Finale: An Online Lecture by Anna Winestein

View a dazzling display of costume and setting through an exploration into the art of Leon Bakst and Ballets Russes!

In “Leon Bakst's Grand Finale: The Ballets Russes' Sleeping Princess Production of 1921,” cultural historian and director of the Ballets Russes Arts Initiative (BRAI) Anna Winestein analyzes moving parts and pieces within Bakst’s last production for Sergei Diaghilev. This lecture also considers the larger scope of Ballets Russes productions and their overarching cultural influence.
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This video was originally recorded on October 9th, 2021.

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Image: Library of Congress, Music Division. Bakst, Léon. Léon Bakst's color design for a Courtier in The Sleeping Princess. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200156336/

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