Tutu Skirt
1924
| Artist/Maker |
Tutu skirt worn by Anna Pavlova probably as Dulcinea in Act II scene 2 of the ballet Don Quixote.
Anna Pavlova's Company premiered their two-act version of Don Quixote at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 8 September 1924. The prologue and first act adhered to the Moscow production by Alexander Gorsky, but the staging of the second act was entirely original by Laurent Novikoff and incorporated passages of music not in the original score’
The music for the ballet was composed by Ludwig Minkus, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Konstantin Korovin. In this production, Pavlova appeared in the character if Kitri in Act I and Dulcinea in Act II. The ballet divided the critics. The Westminster Gazette 9 September 1924 noted that Pavlova ‘was on stage for the greater part of the time, and delighted and astonished all beholders once again by her irresistible grace, vitality, and verve of her dancing and miming.’ For the Daily Chronicle ‘the second act slower in general tempo, a moonlit dream scene much more suitable to Pavlova’s own qualities as a dancer.’
Ernest Newman in The Sunday Times 14 September 1924 considered the music and ballet banal but allowed that ‘It has one or two charming dances for Mme Pavlova, and an excellent one for M. Novikoff; but for the rest it is mostly the kind of thing one would expect to see in any music hall or at any pantomime….M. Korovine’s scenery and costumes are so good that they deserve a better fate than to be associated with such a work.’
Anna Pavlova's Company premiered their two-act version of Don Quixote at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 8 September 1924. The prologue and first act adhered to the Moscow production by Alexander Gorsky, but the staging of the second act was entirely original by Laurent Novikoff and incorporated passages of music not in the original score’
The music for the ballet was composed by Ludwig Minkus, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Konstantin Korovin. In this production, Pavlova appeared in the character if Kitri in Act I and Dulcinea in Act II. The ballet divided the critics. The Westminster Gazette 9 September 1924 noted that Pavlova ‘was on stage for the greater part of the time, and delighted and astonished all beholders once again by her irresistible grace, vitality, and verve of her dancing and miming.’ For the Daily Chronicle ‘the second act slower in general tempo, a moonlit dream scene much more suitable to Pavlova’s own qualities as a dancer.’
Ernest Newman in The Sunday Times 14 September 1924 considered the music and ballet banal but allowed that ‘It has one or two charming dances for Mme Pavlova, and an excellent one for M. Novikoff; but for the rest it is mostly the kind of thing one would expect to see in any music hall or at any pantomime….M. Korovine’s scenery and costumes are so good that they deserve a better fate than to be associated with such a work.’
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | tarlatan, sequins |
| Brief description | Tutu skirt worn by Anna Pavlova probably as Dulcinea in Act II scene 2 of 'Don Quixote', Anna Pavlova Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1924 |
| Physical description | Tutu skirt of tarlatan worn by Anna Pavlova as Dulcinea in Act II scene 2 of Don Quixote Underskirts of purple sprayed tarlatan, topped with a skirt of yellow-brown net appliqued with gold motifs covered with sequins. The skirts are attached to a basque of yellow-brown cotton. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Owned by Pavlova company and apparently given by Victor Dandre to Nalda Murilova who danced in the corps de ballet. Given to the V&A by Murilova at the point of her retirement. RP/1983/553 |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Don Quixote |
| Summary | Tutu skirt worn by Anna Pavlova probably as Dulcinea in Act II scene 2 of the ballet Don Quixote. Anna Pavlova's Company premiered their two-act version of Don Quixote at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 8 September 1924. The prologue and first act adhered to the Moscow production by Alexander Gorsky, but the staging of the second act was entirely original by Laurent Novikoff and incorporated passages of music not in the original score’ The music for the ballet was composed by Ludwig Minkus, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Konstantin Korovin. In this production, Pavlova appeared in the character if Kitri in Act I and Dulcinea in Act II. The ballet divided the critics. The Westminster Gazette 9 September 1924 noted that Pavlova ‘was on stage for the greater part of the time, and delighted and astonished all beholders once again by her irresistible grace, vitality, and verve of her dancing and miming.’ For the Daily Chronicle ‘the second act slower in general tempo, a moonlit dream scene much more suitable to Pavlova’s own qualities as a dancer.’ Ernest Newman in The Sunday Times 14 September 1924 considered the music and ballet banal but allowed that ‘It has one or two charming dances for Mme Pavlova, and an excellent one for M. Novikoff; but for the rest it is mostly the kind of thing one would expect to see in any music hall or at any pantomime….M. Korovine’s scenery and costumes are so good that they deserve a better fate than to be associated with such a work.’ |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.666-1983 |
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| Record created | October 19, 2004 |
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