Ballet Russes creating ballet

Given this basic character, ballet tends to explore strong simple stories which may also provide opportunities for dancers to display their virtuosity.

  • Detail of a costume for a Knight in The Firebird



    Detail of a costume for a Knight in The Firebird
    Designed by Alexandre Golovine
    1910
    Museum no. S.5321:1,2-2009
    © Victoria & Albert Museum, London

  • Lubov Tchernicheva as the Tsarina from The Firebird



    Lubov Tchernicheva as the Tsarina from The Firebird
    Vera Willoughby
    About 1921
    Museum no. S.437-2000
    © Victoria & Albert Museum, London

  • Tamara Karsavina and Adolph Bolm in The Firebird



    Tamara Karsavina and Adolph Bolm in The Firebird
    Photograph by Bassano
    1910
    © Victoria & Albert Museum, London

  • Cover of Le Théatre showing Tamara Karsavina



    Cover of Le Théatre showing Tamara Karsavina in costume as the Firebird
    May 1911
    © Victoria & Albert Museum, London

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