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Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes" using the following search strategies:

  • Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
    Ballet Russes (or Russ), Ballet Russ, Serge Diaghilev (or Diaghilew, Diaghileff), Imperial Ballet Ruse (or Russ), Lydia Lopolova, Anna Pavlowa, Valslav Nijinsky (or Nijinski), Tamara Karavina
  • For stories on performance pieces, try Scheherazade, The Firebird, Les Sylphides, Petrouchka
  • It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles on a particular tour or performance. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1910 and 1916.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America