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Ballet Russes poster

Poster
1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kaldor (printers (people))
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulchinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. The premiere of Les Noces took place on 13 June. The poster includes Pablo Picasso's illustration of the costume for the Chinese Conjuror which served as a logo for the company in the 1920s.

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Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Dance
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleBallet Russes poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 1923 incorporating an image by Pablo Picasso of the Chinese Conjuror.
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. Ilustrated with an attached colour lithograph showing Pablo Picasso's design for the Chinese Conjuror in Parade.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 82cm
  • Poster width: 123cm
Marks and inscriptions
Affiche 40 c and 2/10' (Stamped.)
Object history
Associated Production: Les Noces (choreographer: Nijinsky, composer and lyricist: Igor Stravinsky), Le Sacre du Printemps / Parade. Director: Serge de Diaghilev. Costume designer: Natalia Goncharova (Noces). Company: Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev. Theatre Lyrique de Municipal Gaite, Paris, France. 13.6.-21.6.1923. Performance category: dance.
Production
84 rue d'Hauteville
Association
Diaghilev, Sergei
Summary
Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulchinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. The premiere of Les Noces took place on 13 June. The poster includes Pablo Picasso's illustration of the costume for the Chinese Conjuror which served as a logo for the company in the 1920s.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4605-1995

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
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