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Theatre Costume

1973 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Spurling, Ian (Costume designer)

Costume for Anna-Anna (Sloth) in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Seven Deadly Sins, designed by Ian Spurling, The Royal Ballet, 1973


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Dance
Theatre Costume
Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Cape
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Dress
Brief description
Costume for Anna-Anna (Sloth) in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Seven Deadly Sins, designed by Ian Spurling, The Royal Ballet, 1973
Dimensions
  • Dress, shoulder to hem length: 92cm
  • Dress, across shoulders width: 33cm
  • Cape, collar to hem length: 39cm
  • Cape, max width width: 52cm
  • Total hanging weight of costume weight: 0.6kg
Credit line
Given by Lesley Collier
Object history
The costume was designed by Ian Spurling for Anna-Anna in the Sloth sequence of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet "Seven Deadly Sins", produced by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in July 1973. The costume was worn by Lesley Collier in the 1973/4 revival. Because of the number of quick changes the costumes were numbered on the labels to indicate the order in which they were worn.

"Seven Deadly Sins" was a revised version of the work originally made for Western Theatre Ballet in 1961. Ian Spurling's highly idiosyncratic designs were a feature of both versions, prefiguring the later revival of interest in Art Deco. His decorative, witty costumes, executed in bright colours including such then unfashionable shades as lime green and vermilion, were an acclaimed feature of the production. They are decorative, imaginative and characteristic of their time in making and fabrics.

The museum also owns designs for the 1961 version of the ballet.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.674:1, 2-2001

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Record createdJanuary 17, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64017/theatre-costume-spurling-ian/
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