Saturday, January 01, 2005

Basil, Colonel W. De

Original name �Vasily Grigorievich Voskresensky� Russian impresario who in 1932 became codirector with Ren� Blum of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. He lost the celebrated premier danseur L�onide Massine and several other dancers to Blum, who, with a U.S. sponsoring agency (World Art), reorganized the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo with Massine as director. De Basil then formed a

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