In London, Serge Lifar had two strikes against him. He had had a bad wartime record—he put on shows for Wehrmacht officers during the occupation, and had been jailed as a collaborationist. Then, ...

The Russian Renaissance is a curiously lovely thing to look back at over one’s shoulder, blending as it does priceless artistic magic with a touch of eerie futility and the pathos of its impending ...

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The delightful performances of Serge Lifar`s ”Suite en Blanc” and Albert Aveline`s version of ”Les Deux Pigeons” given in Paris recently by the Paris Opera Ballet School are vibrant reminders that ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The ballet season is under way in Paris, and the Opéra is paying tribute to Serge Lifar, its long-time director ...

Lot 1012: Alan Lowndes (1921-1978) "March Fair" Signed and dated 1960, inscribed verso, oil on board, 86cm by 76cm, £12,000 - 15,000 Credit: Photo: Harry Middleton Buyers were on a high at the Geneva ...

The last remnants of one of the greatest private collections of Ballets Russes material goes on view in Geneva this week, prior to being sold on March 13. The sale includes more than 300 drawings, ...

Serge Lifar (Ukrainian: Сергій Михайлович Лифар, Serhіy Mуkhailovуch Lуfar) (15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1905 – 15 December 1986) was a Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer, famous as one of the ...