By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ballets-russes-inspires-new-choregraphy-in-21st-century Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In conjunction with the National Gallery of Art’s exhibit "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes," choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess choreographed a new dance, "Revenant Elegy," inspired by the exhibit. Normally, an art museum would not be in the business of commissioning dance, but without seeing the physicality of dance, it is hard to understand the importance of the Ballets Russes. By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour