Costume Design
1992 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design for a Secret Policeman in Act IV. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a 19th century style uniform. The costume consists of a long black coat decorated with gold braiding and buttons, worn with black trousers, boots, and gloves. The figure also wears a grey astrakhan hat, and carries a crossbow in his right hand. Unsigned by the artist. A photocopy of the logo for "Northern Ballet Theatre" has been glued on to the lower right hand corner.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, gold paint, and watercolour, on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for a Secret Policeman in Act IV of the ballet "Swan Lake", Northern Ballet Theatre, Grand Theatre, Leeds, February 8th 1992. |
| Physical description | Costume design for a Secret Policeman in Act IV. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a 19th century style uniform. The costume consists of a long black coat decorated with gold braiding and buttons, worn with black trousers, boots, and gloves. The figure also wears a grey astrakhan hat, and carries a crossbow in his right hand. Unsigned by the artist. A photocopy of the logo for "Northern Ballet Theatre" has been glued on to the lower right hand corner. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' Secret Police Act 4 x 10 ' (Textual information; Lower left hand corner of the design.; handwriting; pencil; 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. The design was executed for a production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" performed by Northern Ballet Theatre at the Leeds Grand Theatre, February 8th 1992. The production was choreographed by Dennis Wayne, directed by Christopher Gable, and lit by Paul Pyant. This original production was revised with new choreography by Michael Pink at the Bradford Alhambra Theatre on September 24th 1994. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Swan Lake |
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| Accession number | S.356-2002 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2003 |
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