The city of Boston will host an eight-day festival, devoted to the centenary of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, from May 16th to May 23rd 2009. Collaboration and cosmopolitanism were the hallmarks of this revolutionary performing company from the time of its May 1909 Paris premiere. To honor and explore the legacy of those legendary productions, Ballets Russes 2009 will feature dance, music, visual art, cinema, and other happenings inspired by the genius of Diaghilev's creative team and the extraordinary figure of the impresario himself.