Don Quixote
Set Design
1962 (made)
1962 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Set design by Voytek for the ballet Don Quixote, Ballet Rambert, 1962, showing the backcloth for the square in Barcelona in Acts I and IV.
Don Quixote, using the choreography of Alexander Gorsky and Rostislav Zakharov, opened at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, on 28 June 1962 and then toured, opening in London at Sadler's Wells on 26 July.
Don Quixote, using the choreography of Alexander Gorsky and Rostislav Zakharov, opened at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, on 28 June 1962 and then toured, opening in London at Sadler's Wells on 26 July.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Don Quixote (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Crayon and watercolour on art board, covered in clear plastic with crayon annotations |
| Brief description | Set design by Voytek for Don Quixote, Ballet Rambert, 1962, showing the backcloth for the square in Barcelona in Acts I and IV |
| Physical description | Design for a backcloth for Don Quixote, showing a line of stylized buildings with balconies, drawn in black against an orange background. The design is covered in clear plastic on which is drawn a grid pattern with further shading to highlight elements of the buildings. Annotated by the artist on reverse. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'BARCELONA BACKCLOTH / ACT 1 & IV' (Inscribed by the artist in ink on reverse.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dame Marie Rambert |
| Summary | Set design by Voytek for the ballet Don Quixote, Ballet Rambert, 1962, showing the backcloth for the square in Barcelona in Acts I and IV. Don Quixote, using the choreography of Alexander Gorsky and Rostislav Zakharov, opened at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, on 28 June 1962 and then toured, opening in London at Sadler's Wells on 26 July. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.975D-1983 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2011 |
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