Narcisse
Photograph
1925 (photographed)
1925 (photographed)
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Photographic print by Sasha of Lydia Sokolova as the Bacchante in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Narcisse, ca. 1925. Sokolova (the English dancer Hilda Munnings) poses in a studio holding a wine jug and goblet in the air facing right.
Lydia Sokolova in Dancing for Diaghilev p.79 describes how she inherited the role of the Bacchante after Bronislava Nijinska left the Ballet Russes because she was a strong dancer. ‘…with a good elevation, and above all because I had powers of endurance. When I was cast as the Bacchante in Narcisse, I was frightened not only of the dance itself, but of the entrance I had to make….The Bacchanale was long, repetitive and difficult, with endless jumps and a lot of spinning on the same spot…I wore a dress of thick cashmere and a long, hot, red wig, with my oen hair, which was thick and heavy, underneath it. In addition I had a wide cashmere scarf fitted to my wrists and hanging down three quarters of a yard on either side. In my hands I carried a cup and jug. I was laden.’
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. Sasha's photographs were taken in conjustion with the company's 1925 season at the London Coliseum when the ballet was revived.
Lydia Sokolova in Dancing for Diaghilev p.79 describes how she inherited the role of the Bacchante after Bronislava Nijinska left the Ballet Russes because she was a strong dancer. ‘…with a good elevation, and above all because I had powers of endurance. When I was cast as the Bacchante in Narcisse, I was frightened not only of the dance itself, but of the entrance I had to make….The Bacchanale was long, repetitive and difficult, with endless jumps and a lot of spinning on the same spot…I wore a dress of thick cashmere and a long, hot, red wig, with my oen hair, which was thick and heavy, underneath it. In addition I had a wide cashmere scarf fitted to my wrists and hanging down three quarters of a yard on either side. In my hands I carried a cup and jug. I was laden.’
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. 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 Lydia Sokolova as the Bacchante in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Narcisse, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Photographic print of Lydia Sokolova as the Bacchante in Narcisse, ca. 1925. Lydia poses holding a wine jug and goblet in the air facing right. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | Photographic print by Sasha of Lydia Sokolova as the Bacchante in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Narcisse, ca. 1925. Sokolova (the English dancer Hilda Munnings) poses in a studio holding a wine jug and goblet in the air facing right. Lydia Sokolova in Dancing for Diaghilev p.79 describes how she inherited the role of the Bacchante after Bronislava Nijinska left the Ballet Russes because she was a strong dancer. ‘…with a good elevation, and above all because I had powers of endurance. When I was cast as the Bacchante in Narcisse, I was frightened not only of the dance itself, but of the entrance I had to make….The Bacchanale was long, repetitive and difficult, with endless jumps and a lot of spinning on the same spot…I wore a dress of thick cashmere and a long, hot, red wig, with my oen hair, which was thick and heavy, underneath it. In addition I had a wide cashmere scarf fitted to my wrists and hanging down three quarters of a yard on either side. In my hands I carried a cup and jug. I was laden.’ 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. 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.284-2016 |
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