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Article: The Legend Lives - Ballets Russes Share Notes.
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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Dancers from two highly influential troupes and their colleagues meet in New Orleans to review the past and eagerly speculate about ballet's future.
The Legacy of the Ballets Russes in the Americas was the title of a four-day symposium held in New Orleans. It drew participants from four continents including nearly one hundred surviving dancers from the de Basil Ballets Russes and Sergey Denham's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Originally planned early in 1999 as an informal reunion for members of the Denham troupe, the project was taken over by the International Dance Council of UNESCO, which wisely recognized the significance of a meeting with broader potential.
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