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Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at the Opera House, Manchester

Poster
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSadler'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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 25.6cm
Gallery label
Hanging cards were displayed in shops to publicise performances. This card advertises a two-week season by Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, in which five programmes of ballets were performed. It is illustrated with a photograph of the vivacious Brenda Last in Frederick Ashton’s ballet Les Rendezvous. (16/08/2016)
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.
Collection
Accession number
S.3351-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
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