Origins of the Ballets Russes – Ep.11

Ida Rubinstein didn’t die at the height of her fame but instead faded away into obscurity. Despite that ending, she was instrumental to the creation of the Ballets Russes and inspired both painters and writers.

Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way)

Dancing in the Vortex: The Story of Ida Rubinstein by Vicki Woolf

Romaine Brooks: A Life by Cassandra Langer

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