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Ballet Russes debuts
Sergei Diaghilev presents "Saison Russe" in Paris. This was his first season of Russian ballet. -
Ballet Russes becomes Official
The company started to grow and get poplar, so Diaghilev changed it from being seasonal to year-round. -
Vaslav Nijinsky joins
Diaghilev gave Nijinsky his first opportunity as a choreographer. That same year he choreographs "Le Apres-mid-d un faune (Afternoon of the Faun)". One of his major works. -
Vaslav Nijinsky is dismissed from company
After Nijinsky remarries (after a intimate relationship with Diaghilev), he is dismissed from the company . -
Leonide Massine joins
In place of Nijinsky, Leonide Massine is invited by Diaghilev. -
company expands
By 1920, the company was growing at a fast rate. Many ballets were being produced and many choreographers, artist, composers, and dancers were added. -
Serge Lifar joins
known as one of the greatest male dancers of the 20th century -
George Balanchine joins
Gets invited by Diaghilev to audition for his Ballets Russes in Paris, and makes it into the company. He was the first american to join. -
Serge Diaghilev dies
Serge Diaghilev dies at 9pm in venice, Italy -
Ballet Russes Monte Carlo is founded
After Diaghilev's death, the company slightly went downhill, but after some time, a russian entrepreneur from Paris, and Ballet director founded the Ballet Russes Monte Carlo reviving Diaghilev's company and legacy. -
Ballet Russes Monet Carlo first ballet debuts
The first performances are debuted with Leonide Massine and George Balanchine as head choreographers, and Tamara Toumanova as lead dancer -
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Ballet Russes Monte Carlo performs in America
Sol Hurok, an impresario, and powerful promoter, booked their first American Tour. By 1935 they had perormed for millions.
