BBC News - Ballets Russes archive footage found in British Pathe archive

[@bdcochran01]

I remember going to the Los Angeles County Art Museum over a decade ago and meeting many of the former members of Ballet Russe at the showing of a documentary about the same.

[@trrill]

I'm 99% certain the lead is Serge Lifar.

[@annabellelee4535]

Pity since I would love to see a video of Nijinsky.

[@mireilleleterrier6641]

@@annabellelee4535 no, almost certain it is not Serge Lifar

[@edwardarckless3112]

Thank you Edward Arckless ex Royal Oper Ballet Covent Garden London and conservatoire de Ville de Paris France

[@emitch9213]

Just wonderful for those of us who studied and were told of Diaghilev from classes and books. Can you identify the dancers too? Michael Fokine was the creator of Les Sylphide. Perhaps this needs to be brought to historical attention on this particular film? Could this have been a time when Fokine was shaping out his ballet then and Diaghilev knew there was a ballet genius that needed to be filmed with protection of rights and not loosing a piece of work to loss of production cost or in house jealousy to sabotage a great work. Further, was not a jealousy ensuing with Fokine's talent in using the corpse de ballet as a valued frame and story to following ballet as never done before?. Thank you!

[@hellbooks3024]

“Corpse de ballet…” That’s pretty good, I’m going to have to borrow that one.

[@Superphilipp]

"Montrow, Switzerland"

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

So is the lead dance Vilzak or Dolin?

[@numberonefilmfan]

not this one

[@treesny]

Would have been nice to have the correct pronunciation of "Montreux"... :-)

[@zuzannavee9558]

and Serge.....

[@anniemihn]

Not from the golden age of BR though. Now please, bring us one with the magic of the god Nijinsky, not just... Lifar...ugh.

[@BytomGirl]

He is not on film, Diaghilev forbid filming

[@pascalgallez1126]

@@BytomGirl There is, somehow, a film of Nijinsky - actually, some morphing of him dancing. Eerie feeling, but the film is magical. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKnWaYCohb-If8k

[@zuzannavee9558]

I keep hoping there will be a discovery of Nijinsky, in his prime, dancing....What a find that would be!!

[@zuzannavee9558]

@@BytomGirl and yet, here is a clip of the Ballet Russes.....Diaghilev was still alive in 1928....

[@bocchisprout]

yo mama