Diaghilev: The Years Abroad (1968)

Diaghilev: The Years Abroad

1968

Documentary

Synopsis

This is one of the Omnibus programmes about the Russian impresario Diaghilev. Presented by Peter Ustinov, this episode focuses on Diaghilev’s early life and the first seasons of his legendary ballet company Ballets Russes from 1909 until the outbreak of war in 1914. Friends and colleagues, including Cecil Beaton and prima ballerina Tamara Karsavina, reveal what Diaghilev meant to them and the impact he had on both ballet and the artists he commissioned.

Credits

Cast

Peter Ustinov as Presenter

Sergei Diaghilev as Self

Crew

John Drummond (Producer)

John Drummond (Writer)