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Former ballerina Deborah Bull on Nijinsky and the impact of his ballet The Rite of Spring.

Former ballerina Deborah Bull looks at the impact of Nijinsky's revolutionary ballet, The Rite of Spring, which in dance terms, pre-empted events in October 1917 by several years.

Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. 
Former ballerina Deborah Bull looks at the impact of Nijinsky's revolutionary ballet, The Rite of Spring, which in dance terms, pre-empted the events of October 1917 by several years.

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Authors, artists and historians describe works by inspirational and visionary artists

Authors, artists and historians describe works by inspirational and visionary artists that shook the world

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