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Poster

1925 (printed)
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Place of origin

Two-part poster for the Winter Garden, Margate printed blue ink on white paper for LA NIJINSKA BALLET Including the GREAT STARS from the RUSSIAN BALLET. The remainder of the text gives details of the manager, dates (3-5 August) at 8pm promoter and the proposed repertoire. The repertoire is listed includes a number of provisional titles and works that were not actually performed at as The Jazz Band (Jazz or which was not performed); Japanese Ballet (usually known as On the Road); Le Gignol (usually known as Le Gignol Humoresque); Touring Ballet Revue and 'selected Repertoire, including Tennis Dances and the Sports Ballet. Tennis Dances appears to be a reference to Nijinska's role in Le Train bleu (1924) not apparently performed by this company and Sports Ballet is an alternative title for Touring. According to the printed programme for the Winter Gardens, Margate (the first date of the company's tour) the actual repertoire performed was A Night on a Bare Mountain, On the Road, Holy Etudes and Le Gignol Humoresque. An alternative poster refers to the company performing at The Pavilion which was a part of the Winter Garden entertainment complex in Margate. This poster refers to the participation of the Municipal Orchestra, director Bainbridge Robinson and leader Alfred Barker. The performances at Margate opened the tour for Nijinska's 1925 company's tour of Britain.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Posters
  • Posters
Materials and techniques
Printed in blue ink on white Paper
Brief description
Two-part blue on white poster for the Theatre Choregraphique Nijinska (here called La Nijinska Ballet) at the Winter Gardens, Margate 1925
Physical description
Two-part poster for Nijinska’s Russian Ballet at the Winter Garden, Margate 3-5 August 1925
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.5cm (Note: Both halves are the same size)
  • Width: 101.7cm (Note: Both halves are the same size)
Summary
Two-part poster for the Winter Garden, Margate printed blue ink on white paper for LA NIJINSKA BALLET Including the GREAT STARS from the RUSSIAN BALLET. The remainder of the text gives details of the manager, dates (3-5 August) at 8pm promoter and the proposed repertoire. The repertoire is listed includes a number of provisional titles and works that were not actually performed at as The Jazz Band (Jazz or which was not performed); Japanese Ballet (usually known as On the Road); Le Gignol (usually known as Le Gignol Humoresque); Touring Ballet Revue and 'selected Repertoire, including Tennis Dances and the Sports Ballet. Tennis Dances appears to be a reference to Nijinska's role in Le Train bleu (1924) not apparently performed by this company and Sports Ballet is an alternative title for Touring. According to the printed programme for the Winter Gardens, Margate (the first date of the company's tour) the actual repertoire performed was A Night on a Bare Mountain, On the Road, Holy Etudes and Le Gignol Humoresque. An alternative poster refers to the company performing at The Pavilion which was a part of the Winter Garden entertainment complex in Margate. This poster refers to the participation of the Municipal Orchestra, director Bainbridge Robinson and leader Alfred Barker. The performances at Margate opened the tour for Nijinska's 1925 company's tour of Britain.
Collection
Accession number
S.26:1 to 2-2016

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2016
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