Ballets Russes
The Ballets Russes was a touring company, based in Paris and performing throughout Europe and in the Americas until Diaghilev's death in 1929. it promoted artistic collaborations among leading young choreographers, composers, designers, and dancers. Diaghilev commissioned works from composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and Sergei Prokofiev, artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Alexandre Benois, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, and costume designers Léon Bakst and Coco Chanel.