Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster printed in black ink on white paper, featuring a photograph of a bare-footed male dancer wearing a fitted black and white body suit with hood, both his arms in the air, and in the background to his right, a female dancer in a similar costume, bending backwards, her right arm behind her body, her left arm pointing upwards. The lettering is above the image gives the name of the theatre, the dates, the name of the company, and the quote from 'The Daily Express': 'Makes "Hair" look like school entertainment'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Photolithograph
Brief description
Poster advertising The Dance Theatre of Alwin Nikolais at Sadler's Wells Theatre, 16-28 June, 1969.
Physical description
Poster printed in black ink on white paper, featuring a photograph of a bare-footed male dancer wearing a fitted black and white body suit with hood, both his arms in the air, and in the background to his right, a female dancer in a similar costume, bending backwards, her right arm behind her body, her left arm pointing upwards. The lettering is above the image gives the name of the theatre, the dates, the name of the company, and the quote from 'The Daily Express': 'Makes "Hair" look like school entertainment'
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.6cm
  • Height: 31.8cm
Credit line
Given by Jennifer Lang
Object history
Poster advertising The Dance Theatre of Alwin Nikolais, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 16-28 June 1969, presented by Richard Graham.
Collection
Accession number
S.390-2002

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2002
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