STDA 262 Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

This course will investigate the role of the impresario Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes in both shaping and echoing the course of artistic revolution in Paris from c. 1909-1929. Several Diaghilev ballets will be introduced, viewed, and critiqued. Particular attention will be given to Picasso and Stravinsky, Fitzgerald and Pound. In passing, students look at the ideas of Sigmund Freud on the unconscious and invented myths, particularly as they are reflected in Nijinsky’s ballets, Rites, Faun, Jeux, and Spectre.

Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.