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For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (2009)

In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they did and the influence they had, even a 100 years later.

Release: 2009-12-12
Runtime: 60 min
Cast
Lynn Seymour
Lynn Seymour
Narrator
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Alastair Macaulay
Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times
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Bob Gottlieb
Self - Writer and Editor
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Judith Mackrell
Self - Writer and Dance Critic
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Lynn Garafola
Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes'
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Richard Davenport-Hines
Self - Historian and Author
Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
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Frederic Franklin
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo
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Elena Gludjidze
Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
Self
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Wayne Eagling
Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet
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Marie Rambert
Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage)
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Joan Acocella
Self - Dance Critic
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Julian Barran
Self - Art Dealer
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Mary Fellows
Self - Fashion Director and Consultant
Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall
Self - Composer and Broadcaster
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
Self - Composer and Conductor
Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)