#jan de strelecki

Vaslav Nijinsky in his role for ‘Scheherazade’-byCount Jean de Strelecki
[Scheherazade, Rimski-Korsakov Op.35 - Ballet created by Michel Fokine in 1910, set and costumes by Léon Bakst]

Having studied painting with Leon Bakst, Strelecki was introduced to Sergei Diaghilev by Bakst. As he also made a living as a photographer, he made hundreds of photographs of the 'Ballets Russes’ while they were performing in Paris, where he originally resided. Along with Baron Adolph de Meyer, Strelecki supplied photographic publicity portraits for dancers of several productions, most famously for 'Scheherazade’. (read more)

photo and note from Shapiro