Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at the Opera House, Manchester
Poster
1976 (made)
1976 (made)
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Hanging cards were displayed in shops to publicise performances. This card advertises a two-week season by Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Manchester, in 1976. Five programmes of ballets were performed: La File mal gardée; Concerto performed with Lulu and The Lady and the Fool; Les Rendezvous and The Two Pigeons; Coppélia; The Four Temperaments performed with a new ballet by Lynn Seymour and The Sleeping Beauty Act III. Some of the matinee performances were prefaced by a lecture demonstration entitled A Journey through Ballet.
The hanging card is illustrated with a photograph of the vivacious Brenda Last in Frederick Ashton’s ballet Les Rendezvous.
The hanging card is illustrated with a photograph of the vivacious Brenda Last in Frederick Ashton’s ballet Les Rendezvous.
Object details
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| Title | Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at the Opera House, Manchester (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Hanging card advertising a two-week season by Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet at the Opera House, Manchester, 1976 |
| Physical description | Photographic and typographic hanging card, with two holes punched at the top edge and black cord for hanging. Black and white photograph of a ballerina on pointe, with details of repertoire and dates superimposed lower left. Above, set at a diagonal, a curving band printed in two shades of orange and widening to top, suggesting stylised gathered curtains. In upper left hand corner on a white background are the words 'The Royal Ballet 26 Oct - 6 Nov 1976', printed in orange and black. |
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| Summary | Hanging cards were displayed in shops to publicise performances. This card advertises a two-week season by Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Manchester, in 1976. Five programmes of ballets were performed: La File mal gardée; Concerto performed with Lulu and The Lady and the Fool; Les Rendezvous and The Two Pigeons; Coppélia; The Four Temperaments performed with a new ballet by Lynn Seymour and The Sleeping Beauty Act III. Some of the matinee performances were prefaced by a lecture demonstration entitled A Journey through Ballet. The hanging card is illustrated with a photograph of the vivacious Brenda Last in Frederick Ashton’s ballet Les Rendezvous. |
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| Accession number | S.3351-1995 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2010 |
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