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Diaghilev's Empire by Rupert Christiansen art of the week up there with Money andSerge Diaghilev was the Russian impresario who is often said to have invented the modern art form of ballet. Commissioning such legendary names as Nijinsky, Fokine, Stravinsky, and Picasso, this intriguingly complex genius produced a series of radically original art works that had a revolutionary impact throughout the western world. Off stage and in its wake came scandal and sensation, as the great artists and mercurial performers involved variously