Film Programs
Art Films and Events: Summer 2013
Ballets Russes Dances

Wednesdays through August at 12:30
East Building Auditorium
Introduction by Rachel Perlmeter, interdisciplinary writer, artist, and curator
June 12, 26; July 3, 17

Filmed performances of dances originally premiered by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes are shown on a rotating cycle, in conjunction with the exhibition Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.

The Prodigal SonJune 5, July 3, 31, and August 28 at 12:30

Petrushka and Afternoon of a Faun
June 12, July 10, and August 7 at 12:30

The Rite of SpringJune 19, July 17, and August 14 at 12:30

The Blue TrainJune 26, July 24, and August 21 at 12:30

Mikhail Baryshnikov in The Prodigal Son, 1979
image courtesy WNET

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