Theatre Costume
1968
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Costume for the Lilac Fairy worn by Vergie Derman and Marguerite Porter in Peter Wright's The Sleeping Beauty, and later Fiona Chadwick for Ballet for All.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume designed by Lila de Nobili for the Lilac Fairy worn by Vergie Derman and Marguerite Porter in 'The Sleeping Beauty', The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1968 |
| Physical description | Costume for the Lilac Fairy worn by Vergie Derman and Marguerite Porter in Peter Wright's The Sleeping Beauty, and later Fiona Chadwick for Ballet for All. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the Royal Academy of Dance |
| Object history | Costume for the Lilac Fairy worn by Vergie Derman and Marguerite Porter in 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 |
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| Literary reference | The Sleeping Beauty |
| Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy, Ivor Guest, Richard Buckle, Sarah C. Woodcock and Philip Dyer, Spotlight: four centuries of ballet costume, a tribute to the Royal Ballet, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1981. |
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| Accession number | S.1534&E-1982 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2005 |
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