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JULIA PHILLIPS RANDEL A “Brilliant Talk” and a “Stirring Appeal”: How Women of Grand Rapids, Michigan , Built an Audience for t he Ballets Russes in 1917 By February 13, 1917, Diaghilev ’s Ballets Russes had been crisscrossing the United States for four, grueling months, dancing to often disappoint - ingly small houses, in which the appreciation of both critics and public was tempered with varying degrees of disapproval and bewilderment. When the company arrived that day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it would have had little reason to expect anything different. But if the local press is to be believed, the performance there met with exceptional success. The Grand Rapids Herald began its review (signed C.M.S.), by celebrating the size, enthusiasm, and sophistication of the audience. Artistry of rare splendor, encompassing a wide and varied range, enthralled a large audience in Powers’ theater last night. It was the much-heralded appearance of Serge de Diaghilef ’s Ballet Russe, f and those who came seeking only high art were surely satiated. Only those who had gathered from the advance photographs the promise that there would be a display of physical nakedness were disappointed. For it was not nude art. ( GRH
American Music – University of Illinois Press
Published: May 4, 2022
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