Ballets Russes

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ballets-russes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the company foundation?Established in Paris in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev
2. What is the period of operation?1909 to 1929
3. Why did the Ballets Russes never perform in Russia?Because the company was created after the Russian Revolution and stayed abroad, mainly in Paris and other places in Europe and America.
4. How did the Ballets Russes change ballet and music?They asked famous composers like Stravinsky, Debussy, and Satie to write new music and worked with artists like Picasso and Matisse to design bright, modern sets and costumes, making each show a complete work of art.

Itinerant: A company or group that travels from place to place, performing in various locations.
Impresario: An individual who organizes and finances theatrical or musical performances; a producer.
Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature that challenge traditional norms.