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Theatre Costume

1968
Artist/Maker
De Nobili, Lila (costume designers)

Costume for a Court Lady in the Prologue and Act I.


Object details

Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Dress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Overdress
Brief description
Costume for a Court Lady worn in the Prologue and Act I of 'The Sleeping Beauty', The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1968
Physical description
Costume for a Court Lady in the Prologue and Act I.
Dimensions
  • Overdress, shoulder to hem length: 186cm
  • Overdress, across shoulders width: 42cm
  • Weight: 2.4kg
  • Dress, shoulder to hem length: 157cm
  • Dress, across shoulders width: 42cm
  • Weight: 1.3kg
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the Royal Academy of Dance
Object history
Costume for a Court Lady worn in the Prologue and Act I of Marius Petipa's ballet 'The Sleeping Beauty', The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 17th December 1968. The music for the ballet was composed by Tchaikovsky. This new production, staged by Peter Wright, was a deliberate attempt to give the ballet a different 'look' from the famous former production designed by Oliver Messel. New and additional choreography was provided by Frederick Ashton, and the 'Medieval' style sets and costumes were designed by Henry Bardon, Lila de Nobili and Rostislav Doboujinsky. The production was not considered a success, and was replaced by a new production by Kenneth MacMillan in 1973.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Courtiers
Associations
Ashton, Frederick William Mallandaine (Sir)
Petipa, Marius
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Wright, Peter (Sir)
Literary referenceThe Sleeping Beauty
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1519&A-1982

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Record createdMarch 18, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110449/theatre-costume-de-nobili-lila/
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