Jean Cocteau

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Age: 28

Occupation: writer, poet, playwright

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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

Jean Cocteau

Roma, Italy

22.11.17

What happiness it is to create in the most picturesque ruins on earth, surrounded by young, genius artists.

Red wine intoxicates us, and Palini invites us to a thousand banquets. Diaghilev relates to Rome like Kandavl to his wife – with love and pride. His house is open to guests, he feeds all with tomato purée and pirozhki. See more

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Jean Cocteau

Roma, Italy

20.11.17

Rome is a provincial city. All capitals save for Paris are provincial. They talk shop right in the middle of the street. Everyone gets together in one single café. See more

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Erik Satie Jean Cocteau

Paris, France

15.06.17

Dearest friend, if you see Matisse, give him my warm regards, tell him how much I love him. I am penniless, old thing.

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Jean Cocteau

Rome, Italy

21.05.17

You are asking me to report on some details about “Parade.” I hasten to tell you. Forgive my style. Every morning new invectives descend on me, sometimes, they reach me from really far away. Critics have become angry with us, even though they have not seen or heard the work. And because this abyss of ignorance cannot be filled—for one would need to explain everything, beginning with Adam—I found it more dignified to not respond to anyone. See more

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Jean Cocteau

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France

18.05.17

I have heard the roar of a bayonet attack in Flanders, but it was nothing compared to what was happening in Théâtre du Châtelet! On the night of "Parade's" premier I was surprised at Diaghilev. This brave man listened to the roar of the hall, all white in the face as if a dead man. He was afraid—and he had reasons to be afraid. See more

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Leonide Massine

Rome, Italy

26.04.17

We seriously discussed one of Cocteau’s proposals – a ballet that incorporated elements of a circus and a music hall. We decided to set up one of the stages in front of a circus tent and to cast acrobats, ropewalkers and magicians, as well as to merge choreographic forms with elements of jazz and a cinematic touch. See more

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Leonide Massine

House of Mark Lucretia, Pompei, Italy

17.04.17

We have been on a few excursions to Pompeii and Herculaneum. Picasso was very struck by the magnificence of the ruins, and each time we turned around we would find him on the top of some ancient column trying to get the best view of the various fragments of Roman sculpture which attracted his eye. Diaghilev was less excited. It was not the first time he had seen these wonders, and the hot sun exhausted him. See more

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Jean Cocteau

Rome, Italy

11.04.17

We created the "Parade" in a Roman wine cellar called "Cave Talioni". We walked in the moonlight with the ballerinas and visited Naples and Pompeii.

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Jean Cocteau

Rome, Italy

13.03.17

We are once again in Rome after our travels in Naples, where we also explored Pompey in an automobile. I think that no city in the world will ever please me such as did Naples. See more

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Pablo Picasso with Jean Cocteau

Grand - Hotel "Vesuvio" 45, Partenope street, Naples, Italy

09.03.17

Heading from Rome to Naples.

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Leonide Massine

Rome, Italy

04.03.17

It’s difficult to convey the excitement of working with artists like Picasso and Cocteau. Every time we met in the Piazza Venezia in Rome to exchange ideas, sparks would fly across the room. Any innovation – sound effects, Cubist-style costumes, megaphones – would engender a fresh new chain of ideas. It seemed to me that Cocteau’s indefatigable imagination served to stimulate the complex artistic vision of Picasso.

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Jean Cocteau

Rome, Italy

19.02.17

About to head off for the baths. Street by street we’re getting to know the city, wandering around without coats. Picasso arrives soon.

Rome is bewitching. I succumbed to the charms of its streets on the very first morning. We arrived by train following a journey accompanied by countless adventures, the very least of which was yesterday’s sleepless night.

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Age: 28

Occupation: writer, poet, playwright

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