Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Lynn Seymour
Narrator
Alastair Macaulay
Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times
Bob Gottlieb
Self - Writer and Editor
Judith Mackrell
Self - Writer and Dance Critic
Lynn Garafola
Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes'
Richard Davenport-Hines
Self - Historian and Author
Anna Pavlova
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
Frederic Franklin
Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo
Elena Gludjidze
Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet
Karl Lagerfeld
Self
Wayne Eagling
Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet
Marie Rambert
Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes was released on December 12, 2009.
The runtime of For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes is 1h 0m.
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes is a TV Movie, Documentary movie.
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes was directed by Ross MacGibbon.
The main cast of For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes includes Lynn Seymour, Alastair Macaulay, Bob Gottlieb.
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes is originally in English.