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Kevin Jackson as Nijinsky

1 October 2016

9:00 AM

1 October 2016

9:00 AM

In 1981, at the Sydney Theatre Company, we presented a stylish production of Chinchilla, a play by Robert David MacDonald of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre. Chinchilla was the nickname of Serge Diaghilev, the impresario who created the Ballets Russes which revolutionised dance in the early 20th century. That such a play was written and produced is evidence of the enduring fascination with Diaghilev’s influence on design, music and dance.

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