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Theatre Costume

1993 (made)
Artist/Maker

Stage costume for the Lilac Fairy designed by Mr Pearl for Fresh Dances for the Late Tchaikovsky by Matthew Hawkins, 1993. The production was staged at the Hackney Empire with a cast that included Matthew Hawkins, Rose English, Fenella Fielding and Diana Payne Meyers.

Fenella Fielding was a representation of the Lilac Fairy (originally a character from the ballet, The Sleeping Beauty for which Tchaikovsky composed the score in 1890) and her vast train became a part of the set. 'Kinky, lavish, perfectly imagined, each costume contained a proposition taken to its extreme', wrote Stuart Morgan in frieze magazine, 5 January 1994.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Bodice
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Skirt
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Mantle
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Pants
Brief description
Stage costume by Mr Pearl for the Lilac Fairy in Fresh Dances for the Late Tchaikovsky by Matthew Hawkins, 1993.
Physical description
Stage costume for the Lilac Fairy designed by Mr Pearl for Fresh Dances for the Late Tchaikovsky by Matthew Hawkins, 1993.
Dimensions
  • Circumference: 605mm (Note: bodice waist)
  • Length: 535mm (Note: bodice)
  • Circumference: 742mm (Note: skirt waist)
  • Length: 1042mm (Note: skirt front)
  • Length: 2342mm (Note: skirt train)
Credit line
Given by Matthew Hawkins and Mr Pearl
Summary
Stage costume for the Lilac Fairy designed by Mr Pearl for Fresh Dances for the Late Tchaikovsky by Matthew Hawkins, 1993. The production was staged at the Hackney Empire with a cast that included Matthew Hawkins, Rose English, Fenella Fielding and Diana Payne Meyers.

Fenella Fielding was a representation of the Lilac Fairy (originally a character from the ballet, The Sleeping Beauty for which Tchaikovsky composed the score in 1890) and her vast train became a part of the set. 'Kinky, lavish, perfectly imagined, each costume contained a proposition taken to its extreme', wrote Stuart Morgan in frieze magazine, 5 January 1994.
Collection
Accession number
S.3178:1 to 4-2010

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Record createdMarch 31, 2011
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