The Sleeping Beauty
Costume Design
1968 (drawn)
1968 (drawn)
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Costume design by Lila De Nobili (1916-2002) for Fairies and Attendants in The Royal Ballet’s 1968 production of The Sleeping Beauty. Lila De Nobili's design idea for the production was a Victorian view of the Middle Ages. Peter Wright was responsible for staging the ballet with Frederick Ashton contributing original choreography. First cast Aurora was Antoinette Sibley. The V&A has a substantial collection of costumes from this production.
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Title | The Sleeping Beauty (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and ink on paper |
Brief description | Pencil drawings by Lila De Nobili for Fairies and Attendants in The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
Physical description | Costume design by Lila De Nobili (1916-2002) for Fairies and Attendants in The Sleeping Beauty. Two pencil drawn female figures labelled left to right 'Lilac Fairy Attendants' and 'Modesty'. They wear bodices and knee-length tutus. The design for the Attendants features a frill trim around the neckline and bodice and the tutu is decorated with small flowers. Modesty's tutu features a heraldic front panel design with crescent moons. |
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Credit line | Given by the estate of David Dean |
Summary | Costume design by Lila De Nobili (1916-2002) for Fairies and Attendants in The Royal Ballet’s 1968 production of The Sleeping Beauty. Lila De Nobili's design idea for the production was a Victorian view of the Middle Ages. Peter Wright was responsible for staging the ballet with Frederick Ashton contributing original choreography. First cast Aurora was Antoinette Sibley. The V&A has a substantial collection of costumes from this production. |
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Accession number | S.468-2018 |
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Record created | March 20, 2019 |
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