Costume Design
ca. 1999 (Painted, drawn)
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The design was executed by Lez Brotherston for a projected production of the ballet "Aladdin" choreographed by Robert Cohan by Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. The company was going through a financial crisis and the ballet was eventually presented at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 20 December 2000. The costume designer for this production was Colin Falconer by Brotherston shared the credit for the set design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, ink, black marker pen, watercolour, gold ink, colour photocopy collage, and black crayon on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for the Emperor in the projected ballet "Aladdin", Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. |
| Physical description | Costume design for the Emperor. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing Chinese Imperial robes. The costume consists of a long orange robe decorated with golden dragons and a wave pattern at the hem, and a large decorative collar and "hoof" cuffs. The figure also wears a long jade necklace and a red hat. To the right of the figure are two colour photocopies showing details of Chinese Imperial robes, which have been glued onto the design. Unsigned by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' EMPEROR ' (Textual information; Vertically on the right hand side.; handwriting; ink; Brotherston, Lez) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Aladdin |
| Summary | The design was executed by Lez Brotherston for a projected production of the ballet "Aladdin" choreographed by Robert Cohan by Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. The company was going through a financial crisis and the ballet was eventually presented at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 20 December 2000. The costume designer for this production was Colin Falconer by Brotherston shared the credit for the set design. |
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| Accession number | S.254-2002 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2002 |
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