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Poster

1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic and typographic. The photograph is a full-length shot of Rudolf Nureyev taking a bow in his Giselle costume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising Rudolf Nureyev with the Matsuyama Ballet Company in Giselle and Swan Lake, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the company, Tokyo, 2 to 20 March 1983
Physical description
Photographic and typographic. The photograph is a full-length shot of Rudolf Nureyev taking a bow in his Giselle costume.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 72.8cm
  • Poster width: 51.4cm
Credit line
From the Sander Gorlinsky Collection presented to the Theatre Museum by Edith Gorlinsky
Object history
This poster is one of a pair produced for Nureyev's appearance with the Matsuyama Ballet Company (see also S.1124-1996). Associated Production: Giselle (composer: Adolphe Adam, choreographer: Tetsutaro Shimizu), Swan Lake (composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreographer: Tetsutaro Shimizu). Dancer: Rudolf Nureyev. Company: Matsuyama Ballet Company. Tokyo, Japan. 5.3.1983-20.3.1983. Performance category: dance, ballet.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.1125-1996

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
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