Theatre Costume
1965
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Costume for Juliet in Act I Scene 2 and Act II Scene 2 worn by Lynn Seymour. Renaissance-inspired calf length ballet dress in eau-de-nil velvet with high waistline and long sleeves are of coarse lace machine embroidered with lurex thread. Inserted into the lower sleeves, just below elbow, are puffs of pale eau-de-nil artificial silk. Over the bust and correspondingly placed at the back are strips of matching velvet simulating box pleats. Below this, from a high waistline, falls a full skirt, shaped in at the waist. The dress is lined with matching artificial silk taffeta. The lining and topskirt are raw edged at the hem.
The costume is somewhat faded.
The costume is somewhat faded.
Object details
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| Brief description | Dress for Juliet in Act I Scene 2 & Act II Scene 2 worn by Lynn Seymour in 'Romeo and Juliet', The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1965 |
| Physical description | Costume for Juliet in Act I Scene 2 and Act II Scene 2 worn by Lynn Seymour. Renaissance-inspired calf length ballet dress in eau-de-nil velvet with high waistline and long sleeves are of coarse lace machine embroidered with lurex thread. Inserted into the lower sleeves, just below elbow, are puffs of pale eau-de-nil artificial silk. Over the bust and correspondingly placed at the back are strips of matching velvet simulating box pleats. Below this, from a high waistline, falls a full skirt, shaped in at the waist. The dress is lined with matching artificial silk taffeta. The lining and topskirt are raw edged at the hem. The costume is somewhat faded. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' Romeo and Juliet / I (sc) II / Juliet / Seymour / Witten ' (Royal Opera House Wardrobe Label:) |
| Credit line | Given by the Royal Academy of Dance |
| Object history | Costume for Juliet in Act I Scene 2 & Act II Scene 2 worn by Lynn Seymour in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet', The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, February 9th 1965. The music for the ballet was composed by Sergey Prokofiev, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Nicholas Georgiadis. MacMillan created the leading roles on Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, although the first performance was led by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. The ballet was an immensely popular addition to The Royal Ballet repertoire, and Georgiadis redesigned the production for The Royal Ballet on two separate occasions (1978 & 2000). The costumes in the Theatre Museum collection date from the 1965 production. The ballet has also entered the repertoires of several other ballet companies including the Royal Swedish Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Ballet of La Scala, Milan, and the New National Ballet of Tokyo. A version of the ballet was performed on October 9th 1975 at the Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe by Ballet For All. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Romeo and Juliet |
| Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy, Ivor Guest, Richard Buckle, Sarah C. Woodcock and Philip Dyer, Spotlight: four centuries of ballet costume, a tribute to the Royal Ballet, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1981. |
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| Accession number | S.1674-1982 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2005 |
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