Sergey Grigoriev

17 Calendar

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Age: 34

Non-fiction

Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Lisbon, Portugal

08.12.17

The Lisbon theatre was huge and resembled a circus. It was even called a Colosseum. Diaghilev avidly disliked it. But it was our only option, as the former royal theatre had closed down. See more

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

05.10.17

Despite all these worries, which fell upon BarocchiRandolfo Barocci is the administrator of the Russian ballet troupe, the husband of the ballerina Lydia Lopukhova. and me as from a cornucopia, our season in Buenos Aires was most successful. As time went on, the company enormously improved and the ensembles became quite excellent. Lopokova and Tchernicheva were extremely popular and so was Gavrilov, who alternated in the same parts with Nijinsky - to compete with whom was a feat in itself. See more

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

11.09.17

In Buenos Aires, where we had been booked again at the Teatro Colon, Mocci was no longer to be our impresario. He has been replaced by the Portuguese Da Rosa. Our tour began on 11 September and turned out to be among the most difficult I have ever had to direct.

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Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France

11.05.17

Diaghilev announced that he’d decided to alter the final scene of the ballet so as to make it more consistent with the spirit of the age. Instead of being handed a crown and sceptre, the Tsarevich would now be given a Phrygian cap and a red banner. This was to serve as a tribute to the “liberal” February Tevolution in Russia ... See more

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Age: 34