Costume Design
2007 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design by Lez Brotherston for an unknown character in the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2007. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper.
The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James. It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. This would be the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht.
Lez Brotherston is an award-winning British set designer. He trained at the Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He started his career designing for the film Letter to Brezhnev. He has worked extensively in dance, theatre, opera, musicals and film, and is best known for his collaborations with Matthew Bourne.
The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James. It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. This would be the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht.
Lez Brotherston is an award-winning British set designer. He trained at the Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He started his career designing for the film Letter to Brezhnev. He has worked extensively in dance, theatre, opera, musicals and film, and is best known for his collaborations with Matthew Bourne.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, and paint on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for an unknown character in the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2007. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper. |
| Physical description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for "TV Man" in the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2007. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper. The figure depicted is a full length image of a man in denim jeans, grey boats, and a white vest. He is also wearing a brong cap backwards and has a pencil tucked behind his left ear. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | The Seven Deadly Sins |
| Summary | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for an unknown character in the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2007. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper. The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James. It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. This would be the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht. Lez Brotherston is an award-winning British set designer. He trained at the Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He started his career designing for the film Letter to Brezhnev. He has worked extensively in dance, theatre, opera, musicals and film, and is best known for his collaborations with Matthew Bourne. |
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| Accession number | S.531-2014 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2014 |
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