Narcisse
Photograph
1925 (photographed)
1925 (photographed)
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Photographic print by Sasha of Lubov Tchernicheva posed in a studio as Echo in Mikhail Fokine's Narcisse,. Lubov poses on demi-pointe bare-foot in a blue and green costume designed for a young Beotienne with a shawl drapped over her arms looking to the left. This photograph of Narcisse was probably taken during the season by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the London Coliseum in 1925.
Narcisse A Mythological poem one act had book, sets and costumes by Léon Bakst; was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine for the Ballets Russes' to an original score by Nicolas Tcherepnin. It was created for the first season by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo and first performed on 29 April 1911
1911 first season at Monte Carlo. Sasha's photographs were taken in conjustion with the company's 1925 season at the London Coliseum when the ballet was revived.
Narcisse A Mythological poem one act had book, sets and costumes by Léon Bakst; was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine for the Ballets Russes' to an original score by Nicolas Tcherepnin. It was created for the first season by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo and first performed on 29 April 1911
1911 first season at Monte Carlo. Sasha's photographs were taken in conjustion with the company's 1925 season at the London Coliseum when the ballet was revived.
Object details
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| Title | Narcisse (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic print |
| Brief description | Photographic print by Sasha of Lubov Tchernicheva posed in a studio as Echo in Mikhail Fokine's Narcisse, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Photographic print of Lubov Tchernicheva as Echo Narcisse,ca. 1925. Lubov poses on demi-pointe bare-foot in a blue and green costume designed for a young Beotienne with a shawl drapped over her arms looking to the left. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | Photographic print by Sasha of Lubov Tchernicheva posed in a studio as Echo in Mikhail Fokine's Narcisse,. Lubov poses on demi-pointe bare-foot in a blue and green costume designed for a young Beotienne with a shawl drapped over her arms looking to the left. This photograph of Narcisse was probably taken during the season by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the London Coliseum in 1925. Narcisse A Mythological poem one act had book, sets and costumes by Léon Bakst; was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine for the Ballets Russes' to an original score by Nicolas Tcherepnin. It was created for the first season by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo and first performed on 29 April 1911 1911 first season at Monte Carlo. Sasha's photographs were taken in conjustion with the company's 1925 season at the London Coliseum when the ballet was revived. |
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| Accession number | S.280-2016 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2016 |
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