Feliks Topolski Collection
Drawing
1970 (drawn)
1970 (drawn)
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Rough Sketch in black crayon on brown paper by Feliks Topolski. It shows Rudolf Nureyev a production of The Ropes of Time by the Royal Ballet Company at Covent Garden in 1970.
Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Nureyev’s early training was in folk dance and ballet in Ufa and he began studying at the Leningrad Choreographic School (the Kirov school) when he was 17. He joined the Kirov Ballet as a soloist in 1958 but in 1961 appealed for political asylum in France and from that point on made his home in ‘the West’. He was a regular guest artist with the Royal Ballet (1962–77) and also made countless appearances with companies all over the world.
The Ropes of Time was a ballet created for Nureyev by the choreographer Rudy van Dantzig in 1970.
Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Nureyev’s early training was in folk dance and ballet in Ufa and he began studying at the Leningrad Choreographic School (the Kirov school) when he was 17. He joined the Kirov Ballet as a soloist in 1958 but in 1961 appealed for political asylum in France and from that point on made his home in ‘the West’. He was a regular guest artist with the Royal Ballet (1962–77) and also made countless appearances with companies all over the world.
The Ropes of Time was a ballet created for Nureyev by the choreographer Rudy van Dantzig in 1970.
Object details
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| Title | Feliks Topolski Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Black pencil crayon on paper |
| Brief description | Sketch by Feliks Topolski showing Rudolf Nureyev in The Ropes of Time, Royal Ballet Company, Covent Garden, 1970. |
| Physical description | Rough Sketch in black crayon on brown paper. It shows Rudolf Nureyev in The Ropes of Time, Royal Ballet Company, Covent Garden in 1970. Strong lines of black crayon have been used to create a series of full length, muscled, male figures. The swirling outlines of these figures overlap creating an impression of a figure in motion. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'RUDOLF NUREYEV, "The Ropes of/Time" (Handwritten annotation in red crayon at the base of the sketch) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Ropes of Time |
| Summary | Rough Sketch in black crayon on brown paper by Feliks Topolski. It shows Rudolf Nureyev a production of The Ropes of Time by the Royal Ballet Company at Covent Garden in 1970. Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. Nureyev’s early training was in folk dance and ballet in Ufa and he began studying at the Leningrad Choreographic School (the Kirov school) when he was 17. He joined the Kirov Ballet as a soloist in 1958 but in 1961 appealed for political asylum in France and from that point on made his home in ‘the West’. He was a regular guest artist with the Royal Ballet (1962–77) and also made countless appearances with companies all over the world. The Ropes of Time was a ballet created for Nureyev by the choreographer Rudy van Dantzig in 1970. |
| Other number | 80 - Creator's reference no. |
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| Accession number | S.152-1979 |
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| Record created | December 31, 2010 |
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