Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973Léonide Massine
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Léonide Massine (1896–1979) was a Russian dancer and choreographer. He and Picasso worked together on the ballet production Parade in 1917 for Sergei Diaghilev’s theater company the Ballet Russes.
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Meanwhile, in the life of Pablo Picasso
The whole lifeFebruary 1917
First Trip to Italy
While working on the ballet Parade for Diaghilev's company, Picasso traveled to Italy for the first time — to Rome, where he executed the sets and costumes.
18 May 1917
Scandalous Premiere of the Ballet Parade
The premiere of the ballet Parade with Picasso's designs at the Théâtre du Châtelet turned into an enormous scandal, which helped increase the artist's popularity in Parisian high society.
12 February 1918
Marriage to Olga Khokhlova
Picasso married Olga Khokhlova, a ballerina of Diaghilev's company, in the Russian church in Paris; the witnesses were Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, and Guillaume Apollinaire.
12 July 1918
Married: Olha Khokhlova
4 February 1921
Son born: Paulo Picasso
