Le Sacre du printemps

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V&A South Kensington
Theatre and Performance Galleries, Room 104

Artist/Maker	Roerich, Nicholas (costume designers) Caffi, Ivan (makers)
Place of origin	Saint Petersburg (made)

Costume for a Maiden in scene one of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps, designed by Nicholas Roerich for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1913.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Dance Theatre Costume
Object type	Theatre costume
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Theatre Costume Dance Costume Theatre Costume Dance Costume Belt
Title	Le Sacre du printemps (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Wool, paint, leather and metal Wool (Textile) Paint Leather Metal Sewing Painting
Brief description	Costume for a Maiden in scene one of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps, designed by Nicholas Roerich for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1913
Physical description	Costume for a Maiden in scene one of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps designed by Nicholas Roerich. S.681-1980 Long robe of off-white wool, with upper full sleeve and orange underarm gusset. Attached under the skirt is an underskirt of bright scarlet fine wool. The robe is completely overpainted with elaborate multicoloured geometric patterns. S.681A-1980 Leather belt with metal horse decoration.
Dimensions	Height: 165cm (Note: display footprint) Width: 60cm (Note: display footprint) Depth: 45cm (Note: display footprint) approx. footprint (mm): H. 1650 x W.600 x D. 500
Gallery label	(2024) Label for the display Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance (costume displayed with belt S.680A-1980): Writer and critic Jacques Rivière described Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) as 'Spring seen from inside with all its violence, its spasms and its frissons'. Parisian audiences were shocked by Igor Stravinsky's dissonant score and Vaslav Nijinsky's angular choreography. In Scene 1 the women wore fine wool costumes, like this one, which gave weight to their movement. (07/03/2022) COSTUME FOR A MAIDEN IN SCENE 1 OF LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS 1913 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) was one of a series of ballets created for the Ballets Russes, focusing on aspects of Russia. It was inspired by ancient Slavic culture. The patterns on the brightly coloured woollen tunic, made in St Petersburg, may reflect ritual dances, and the jewellery and decoration on the belt are based on archaeological finds. Designed by Nicholas Roerich Wool, paint, leather and metal Given by the Friends of the Museum of the Performing Arts Museum no. S.681&A-1980
Credit line	Given by the Friends of the Museum of the Performing Arts
Summary	Costume for a Maiden in scene one of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps, designed by Nicholas Roerich for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1913.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.681&A-1980

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1115677/le-sacre-du-printemps-theatre-costume-roerich-nicholas/

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