Serge Diaghilev and his World:

A Centennial Celebration of Diaghilev’s
Ballets Russes

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For Diaghilev’s production of Les Noces (The Wedding), Nijinska insisted on simple scenery and dark colors for the costumes to emphasize the seriousness of the theme, which centers on a young peasant girl who leaves her family for the unknown world of marriage. (Les Noces: music by Igor Stravinsky; sets and costumes by Natalia Gontcharova, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska; premiere on June 13, 1923, Théâtre de la Gaïté-Lyrique, Paris.)