Theatre Costume
1945
| Artist/Maker |
Irina Baronova identified this costume as 'Soleil de nuit' which she wore with Leonide Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights, Summer 1945, and the costume is certainly after the Larionov design for the Snow Maiden, in style if not decorative detail. However the solo does not appear among the divertissements listed on the Ballet Russes Highlights programmes - possibly the costume was, in fact, worn for the 'Russian Dance' (choreographed by Massine, music by Gliere) danced by Baronova with Lazowsky.
Baronova appeared with Massine's company only in the summer of 1945.
The costume may be compared with that created for the Snow Maiden for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes S. 830-1918.
Baronova appeared with Massine's company only in the summer of 1945.
The costume may be compared with that created for the Snow Maiden for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes S. 830-1918.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume (based on Larionov's design for the Snow Maiden in Soleil de Nuit) worn by Irina Baronova in Leonide Massine's Ballet Russes Highlights, Summer 1945 |
| Physical description | Costume based on Larionov's design for the Snow Maiden -see S.830-1981 but far cruder in its decoration. A white dress decorated woth blue, red, yellow geometric applique including vertical bands down the front of the bodice. The bodice is gathered onto the skirt which had blue linear decoration at the top. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Given by Irina Baronova |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Associations | |
| Literary reference | Soleil de Nuit |
| Summary | Irina Baronova identified this costume as 'Soleil de nuit' which she wore with Leonide Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights, Summer 1945, and the costume is certainly after the Larionov design for the Snow Maiden, in style if not decorative detail. However the solo does not appear among the divertissements listed on the Ballet Russes Highlights programmes - possibly the costume was, in fact, worn for the 'Russian Dance' (choreographed by Massine, music by Gliere) danced by Baronova with Lazowsky. Baronova appeared with Massine's company only in the summer of 1945. The costume may be compared with that created for the Snow Maiden for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes S. 830-1918. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.229&A-1977 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2005 |
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