The first season took place in 1909 in Paris. The Compagny was created by Serge Diaghilev in Saint-Petersburg.
Diaghilev was not an artist, but an "amateur éclairé" and a real good regissor...
The Polovtsians Dances from the Prince Igor by Borodin.
Choregraphy:M. Fokin,
Setting & costumes: Nicolas Roerikh
with Shaliapin (Khan Konchak)


The Sylphides by Chopin, orchestration Stravinsky
Choregraphy:M. Fokin
Setting & costumes: Alexander Benois
with: Pavlova, Karsavina, Nijinsky
