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Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)] Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar
Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)] Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar
Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)] Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar
Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)] Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar
Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)]. Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar.

Uncommon original telegram from perhaps the greatest teacher in ballet history to the important impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, Serge Diaghilev, regarding one of his most celebrated students, the young Serge Lifar, from whose collection this letter was originally obtained. 1 page, August 29, [19]28, stamped upper right where received "Uff[icio] Telegrafico Venezia," addressed to "Serge de Diaguilevv [sic] Hotel Europe Venezia," sent from Milan. Folds, light wear, overall fine. 9/8 x 7.2 inches; 25 x 18 cm. Translated from the French, in full:

"Received Your Letter And Telegram Thank You Health Not Bad School Will Begin Again 24 September Happy To See Again Dear Lifar I Hug You = Maestro Cecchetti."

Though not an autograph, letters from Cecchetti are very rare. The present example, uniting three of the most important figures in the history of dance, is a great rarity indeed. 

Creator of such roles as the Bluebird and Carabosse in Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty, Enrico Cecchetti was a star at the Imperial Ballet and by 1888 was widely accepted as the greatest ballet virtuoso in the world. As a teacher, he taught and mentored not only Lifar but also Anna Pavlova, Leonide Massine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Olga Preobajenska, Anton Dolin, Alexandra Danilova among many others and traveled extensively as ballet master of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He created the ballet technique known now as the Ceccheti Method, still used by many ballet companies around the world. 

Born in 1905, Russian-born, Serge Lifar was introduced to dance in 1920 by Bronislava Nijinska, under whom he began to study. Brought to France to join Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Lifar studied with Cecchetti and became premier danseur of the company and created the title roles in a number of George Balanchine’s early ballets, including The Prodigal Son. He later became director of the Paris Opera Ballet (1929) and there created over 50 ballets, including the path-breaking Icare (1935), which was written to be danced without music.

Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)] Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar

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Cecchetti, Enrico. (1850–1928) [Diaghilev, Sergei. (1872–1929)][Lifar, Serge. (1905–1986)]. Original Telegram to Diaghilev regarding Serge Lifar.

Uncommon original telegram from perhaps the greatest teacher in ballet history to the important impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, Serge Diaghilev, regarding one of his most celebrated students, the young Serge Lifar, from whose collection this letter was originally obtained. 1 page, August 29, [19]28, stamped upper right where received "Uff[icio] Telegrafico Venezia," addressed to "Serge de Diaguilevv [sic] Hotel Europe Venezia," sent from Milan. Folds, light wear, overall fine. 9/8 x 7.2 inches; 25 x 18 cm. Translated from the French, in full:

"Received Your Letter And Telegram Thank You Health Not Bad School Will Begin Again 24 September Happy To See Again Dear Lifar I Hug You = Maestro Cecchetti."

Though not an autograph, letters from Cecchetti are very rare. The present example, uniting three of the most important figures in the history of dance, is a great rarity indeed. 

Creator of such roles as the Bluebird and Carabosse in Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty, Enrico Cecchetti was a star at the Imperial Ballet and by 1888 was widely accepted as the greatest ballet virtuoso in the world. As a teacher, he taught and mentored not only Lifar but also Anna Pavlova, Leonide Massine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Olga Preobajenska, Anton Dolin, Alexandra Danilova among many others and traveled extensively as ballet master of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He created the ballet technique known now as the Ceccheti Method, still used by many ballet companies around the world. 

Born in 1905, Russian-born, Serge Lifar was introduced to dance in 1920 by Bronislava Nijinska, under whom he began to study. Brought to France to join Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Lifar studied with Cecchetti and became premier danseur of the company and created the title roles in a number of George Balanchine’s early ballets, including The Prodigal Son. He later became director of the Paris Opera Ballet (1929) and there created over 50 ballets, including the path-breaking Icare (1935), which was written to be danced without music.

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