La Chatte
Photograph
June 1927 (Photographed)
June 1927 (Photographed)
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Stage photograph of Serge Lifar and Alice Nikitina in La Chatte, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, June 1927.
Music by Henri Sauguet
Lbretto by Boris Kochno ('Sobeka')
Architecture and sculpture constructed by Gabo and Pevsner
Choreography by George Balanchine
La Chatte is a ballet in one act by Sobeka, after one of Æsop's fables. The fable tells of a young man's love for a cat, which had been transformed by Aphrodite into a human. To test the cat/woman’s love Aphrodite sends a mouse which becomes more fascinating to the woman than the ma,n with the result that she is returned to her feline form.
First performed by the Ballets Russes on 30 April 1927 at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo, Monaco.
First performed by the Ballets Russes in London on 14 June 1927 at the Prince’s Theatre, London.
Final performance by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 28 July 1929 at the Kursaal, Ostend.
Music by Henri Sauguet
Lbretto by Boris Kochno ('Sobeka')
Architecture and sculpture constructed by Gabo and Pevsner
Choreography by George Balanchine
La Chatte is a ballet in one act by Sobeka, after one of Æsop's fables. The fable tells of a young man's love for a cat, which had been transformed by Aphrodite into a human. To test the cat/woman’s love Aphrodite sends a mouse which becomes more fascinating to the woman than the ma,n with the result that she is returned to her feline form.
First performed by the Ballets Russes on 30 April 1927 at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo, Monaco.
First performed by the Ballets Russes in London on 14 June 1927 at the Prince’s Theatre, London.
Final performance by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 28 July 1929 at the Kursaal, Ostend.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | La Chatte (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph on card |
| Brief description | Stage photograph of Serge Lifar and Alice Nikitina in La Chatte, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, June 1927. Photograph taken at the Prince's Theatre, London. |
| Physical description | Photograph of Serge Lifar (Young Man) and Alice Nikitina (The Cat) in La Chatte. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Diaghilev Ballet
LA CHATTE
ch Balanchine
Serge Lifar (The Young Man)
Alice Nikitina (The Cat)
"The Cat"
1927 |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Stage photograph of Serge Lifar and Alice Nikitina in La Chatte, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, June 1927. Music by Henri Sauguet Lbretto by Boris Kochno ('Sobeka') Architecture and sculpture constructed by Gabo and Pevsner Choreography by George Balanchine La Chatte is a ballet in one act by Sobeka, after one of Æsop's fables. The fable tells of a young man's love for a cat, which had been transformed by Aphrodite into a human. To test the cat/woman’s love Aphrodite sends a mouse which becomes more fascinating to the woman than the ma,n with the result that she is returned to her feline form. First performed by the Ballets Russes on 30 April 1927 at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo, Monaco. First performed by the Ballets Russes in London on 14 June 1927 at the Prince’s Theatre, London. Final performance by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 28 July 1929 at the Kursaal, Ostend. |
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| Accession number | S.428-2017 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2017 |
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