Mir iskusstva
Léon Bakst was also an original member of both The Nevsky Pickwickians and "Mir iskusstva". He participated as designer in productions of the Ballets Russes from its beginning in 1909 until 1921, creating sets and costumes for "Scheherazade", "The Firebird", "Les Orientales", "Le Spectre de la rose", "L'Après-midi d'une faune", and "Daphnis et Chloé", among other productions.