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Welcome to ElderwiseIn-person, online, and hybrid classes Winter Term 2025 Registration is Open! > Music & Dance

Ballet Extraordinaire: The Ballets Russes   

IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church

Entrepreneur, genius, and scoundrel, Sergei Diaghilev founded the Ballets Russes in 1909. For the next 20 years, he brought together composers, artists, and dancers to create some of the most exciting and controversial ballets of the 20th century including the three groundbreaking Stravinsky scores: The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. We will first survey the people and productions of the Ballets Russes. Then we will watch complete performances, including The Firebird and Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun with the original choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. Henry Aldridge is an Eastern Michigan University Professor Emeritus of Electronic Media and Film Studies and an avid music lover.

 

 
  • Ballet Extraordinaire: The Ballets Russes 

  • IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church

    Entrepreneur, genius, and scoundrel, Sergei Diaghilev founded the Ballets Russes in 1909. For the next 20 years, he brought together composers, artists, and dancers to create some of the most exciting and controversial ballets of the 20th century including the three groundbreaking Stravinsky scores: The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. We will first survey the people and productions of the Ballets Russes. Then we will watch complete performances, including The Firebird and Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun with the original choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. Henry Aldridge is an Eastern Michigan University Professor Emeritus of Electronic Media and Film Studies and an avid music lover.

     

  • Fee: $15.00

  • Instructor(s): Henry B. Aldridge

  • Dates: 3/12/2025 - 3/12/2025

    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Sessions: 1

    Days: W

  • Building: Vineyard Church

    Room: Classroom at the Vineyard Church

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