This colorful mixture of sources lies behind The Firebird commissioned by Dyagilev for his Ballets Russes. ... Partly this was a result of World War I, which disrupted the activities of the Ballets Russes and caused Stravinsky to seek refuge in Switzerland. ... Meanwhile, for the revived Ballets Russes, he produced a startling transformation of 18th-century Italian music in Pulcinella, which opened the way to a long period of 'neo-classicism', or re-exploring past forms, styles and gestures with the irony of non-developmental material ! ... He orchestrated pieces by Tchaikovsky, now establish...

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It served as a signature work of the national Royal Ballet Company. ... He recreated the Carabosse and made his last performance of this role in The Sleeping Princess, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes' version of Sleeping Beauty, in 1922. ... Cecchetti staged numerous events such as ballets, balls, quadrilles, and cotillions for the court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia during his term at the Imperial Ballet in St. ... He was later hired as ballet master and mime artist of Serge Diaghilev's tour of Ballets Russes for eight years. ... Cecchetti's ballet training frequently involves the movement of...

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