22 - [BALLETS RUSSES].

[BALLETS RUSSES]. Set of 6 programs from the Ballets Russes, including one duplicate: - Concert de Danse by N. Trouhanowa. [Paris: Maquet, 1912]. — In-4, paperback. A very beautiful, deluxe program for Nathalie Trouhanowa’s performances at the Théâtre des Arts in April 1912, where Vincent d’Indy’s *Istar*, Florent Schmitt’s *La Tragédie de Salomé*, and the world premieres of Paul Dukas’s *La Péri* and Maurice Ravel’s *Adélaïde ou le Langage des fleurs*. The program is illustrated by the show’s set designers: René Piot, Georges Desvallières, Maxime Dethomas, and Drésa. It also includes two color fold-out plates depicting the sets for *Salomé* and *La Péri*, as well as excerpts from the four scores—each spanning two pages—reproduced from the manuscripts, and a photograph of Nathalie Trouhanowa in *La Tragédie de Salomé*. Very well-preserved copy. - Official program of the Ballets Russes. May 1917 season. [Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1917]. — In-4, stapled. Official program of the Ballets Russes at the Théâtre du Châtelet for May 1917. It announces the ballets *The Blue Bird*, *The Cheerful Women*, *Russian Tales*, the Polovtsian Dances from *Prince Igor*, etc. This program is highly sought after because it features color reproductions of costumes designed by PICASSO for the ballet “Parade”—including one on the cover—and an article by Guillaume APOLLINAIRE titled “‘Parade’ and the New Spirit.” Stains on the cover. - Official Program of the Ballets Russes. Théâtre de l’Opéra. May–June 1920. Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1920. — In-4, stapled. A beautiful program for the twelfth season of the Ballets Russes and opera-ballets, organized by Serge Diaghilev. It includes reproductions of drawings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and José-Maria Sert, as well as photographs. Stains on the cover and a few small tears. - Fourteenth Russian Season. Gala Performances of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1921. — 4to, stapled. A beautiful program for the fourteenth season of the Ballets Russes at the Théâtre de la Gaité Lyrique in May 1921. Two inserts for the evening of May 20 have been added in the center. Illustrations based on works by Picasso, Matisse, Larionov, and Juan Gris. Very well-preserved copy. - Gala Evening Organized by the “Russian Committee in France” to aid populations suffering from famine in Russia, for the benefit of children, mothers, the sick, and the elderly. Paris, 1922. — 4to, stapled. Two copies of the program for the gala evening of February 23, 1922, at the Théâtre National de l’Opéra, featuring on the cover a color drawing by Léon Bakst depicting a costume design for *The Firebird*, a Russian fairy tale by Michel Fokine set to music by Igor Stravinsky, which was not performed that evening. Copies are in good condition. - 22nd Season of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. [Paris: Willy Fischer], 1929. — In-4, stapled. Program for the 22nd season of the Ballets Russes at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in 1929. The cover features a color illustration by Giorgio de Chirico. Stains on the cover.