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Costume Design

2007 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Lez Brotherston for "Family Mother" 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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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen & ink, and paint on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for "Family Mother" 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 "Family Mother" in the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 2007. Pencil, ink, and paint on paper. The figure depicted is a full length image of a large woman wearing a black dress with collar and sleeves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the designer
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Literary referenceThe Seven Deadly Sins
Summary
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for "Family Mother" 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.
Collection
Accession number
S.553-2014

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2014
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