All for Love
Set Model
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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Set model by Nicholas Georgiadis for John Dryden's play All for Love, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Old Vic, 1977.
Nicholas Georgiadis (1923-2001) was born in Athens, studied painting and architecture in Greece and New York, and, in 1953, came to London, studying at the Slade where he won first prize for stage design. This brought him to the attention of The Royal Ballet’s Ninette de Valois, who introduced him to choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan. Georgiadis designed Danses Concertantes for MacMillan in 1955 and went on to work with him on a series of major ballets, including Romeo and Juliet, 1965; Mayerling, 1978 and, finally, The Prince of the Pagodas, 1989. The second significant partnership of Georgiadis’s career was with Rudolf Nureyev, for whom he designrf some of the classics of the ballet repertoire, including The Sleeping Beauty, 1966, and The Nutcracker, 1968.
Georgiadis also designed for opera and the theatre. All for Love, Dryden’s tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, was paired with Shakespeare’s play by Prospect Theatre Company, and Georgiardis designed them both, setting the plays at the time of their composition. The V&A holds the models for both productions.
Nicholas Georgiadis (1923-2001) was born in Athens, studied painting and architecture in Greece and New York, and, in 1953, came to London, studying at the Slade where he won first prize for stage design. This brought him to the attention of The Royal Ballet’s Ninette de Valois, who introduced him to choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan. Georgiadis designed Danses Concertantes for MacMillan in 1955 and went on to work with him on a series of major ballets, including Romeo and Juliet, 1965; Mayerling, 1978 and, finally, The Prince of the Pagodas, 1989. The second significant partnership of Georgiadis’s career was with Rudolf Nureyev, for whom he designrf some of the classics of the ballet repertoire, including The Sleeping Beauty, 1966, and The Nutcracker, 1968.
Georgiadis also designed for opera and the theatre. All for Love, Dryden’s tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, was paired with Shakespeare’s play by Prospect Theatre Company, and Georgiardis designed them both, setting the plays at the time of their composition. The V&A holds the models for both productions.
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| Title | All for Love (generic title) |
| Brief description | Set model by Nicholas Georgiadis for John Dryden's play All for Love, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Old Vic, 1977 |
| Physical description | Set model for All for Love. Identical black architectural structures with entrances, downstage, to left and right, each with a rectangular opening above. Floor with curved edge at front, patterned with triangles to suggest tiles, raised by a low step towards rear, with a flight of three steps to either side. Cylindrical structure of silver net, suspended from a metal circle at rear, centre back. Behind, on each side, a wide, black painted ‘pillar’. Over each set of steps hangs a chandelier. Chairs to each side of the raised stage area, and three figures in late17th century costume, two male, one female. |
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| Summary | Set model by Nicholas Georgiadis for John Dryden's play All for Love, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Old Vic, 1977. Nicholas Georgiadis (1923-2001) was born in Athens, studied painting and architecture in Greece and New York, and, in 1953, came to London, studying at the Slade where he won first prize for stage design. This brought him to the attention of The Royal Ballet’s Ninette de Valois, who introduced him to choreographer, Kenneth MacMillan. Georgiadis designed Danses Concertantes for MacMillan in 1955 and went on to work with him on a series of major ballets, including Romeo and Juliet, 1965; Mayerling, 1978 and, finally, The Prince of the Pagodas, 1989. The second significant partnership of Georgiadis’s career was with Rudolf Nureyev, for whom he designrf some of the classics of the ballet repertoire, including The Sleeping Beauty, 1966, and The Nutcracker, 1968. Georgiadis also designed for opera and the theatre. All for Love, Dryden’s tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, was paired with Shakespeare’s play by Prospect Theatre Company, and Georgiardis designed them both, setting the plays at the time of their composition. The V&A holds the models for both productions. |
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| Accession number | S.241-2019 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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