Set Model
1987
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Set model for the Act III "Ballroom" scene. At the centre is a large framed mirror above a central staircase. On either side of the stage are staircases leading up to viewing balconies. To the left is placed a throne.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Metal, card, wood, paint, fabric, plastic, glass |
| Brief description | Set model by Yolanda Sonnabend for Act III of the ballet "Swan Lake", The Royal Ballet, 1987. |
| Physical description | Set model for the Act III "Ballroom" scene. At the centre is a large framed mirror above a central staircase. On either side of the stage are staircases leading up to viewing balconies. To the left is placed a throne. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | SET MODEL FOR SWAN LAKE
1987
Although an experienced designer, Swan Lake was a new departure for Yolande Sonnabend. Her inspiration came from Tchaikovsky’s score which she considered to be symbolist, nineteenth century and ‘very Russian’. Aware of the need to keep the stage floor empty for dancing she wanted to have ‘fuzzy’ edges and evoke the world of the nineteenth century French artist, Gustave Moreau.
Ballet with choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Staged by Anthony Dowell
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Metal, glass, card, paint, wood, plastic and fabric
Designed by Yolande Sonnabend (born 1935)
Museum no. S.701-1990
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| Object history | The model for "Swan Lake" by Yolanda Sonnabend was purchased directly from the artist alongside a selection of costume designs for the same production. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Swan Lake |
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| Accession number | S.701-1990 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2004 |
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