Behind the Scenes at the Ballets Russes

This groundbreaking new book contains previously unseen conversations with some the companies' leading dancers and chroreographers. Through their own words, Michael Meylac reveals what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes, with its triumphs, setbacks, rivalries and friendships. In doing so, he provides insights into some of the most interesting and influential cultural figures of the age - from the impressarios René Blum, Wassily de Basil, Serge Denham and the Marquis de Cuevas to the choreographers Lëonode Massine, George Balanchine and Bronislava Nijinska.