Apollon Musagète
Photograph
1928 (Photographed)
1928 (Photographed)
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Photograph by Sasha posed on-stage probably of His Majesty's Theatre of Serge Lifar (Apollo) and Alice Nikitina (Terpsichore) in Apollon Musagète, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1928. Apollon Musagète was first performed at the theatre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris on 12 June 1928 with a score and book by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine. It was first performed in London at His Majesty's Theatre on 24 June 1928. Given the range of photographs of this ballet there appears to have been a photocall for which the dancers posed on stage at which Sasha photographed the ballet.
This pose comes from the pas de deux for Terpsichore and Apollo (2.vii) in which Apollo lifts Tersichore in a variety of ways - here he lifts her, still in arabesque over his shoulder.
This pose comes from the pas de deux for Terpsichore and Apollo (2.vii) in which Apollo lifts Tersichore in a variety of ways - here he lifts her, still in arabesque over his shoulder.
Object details
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| Title | Apollon Musagète (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph on card |
| Brief description | Stage photograph of Serge Lifar and Alice Nikitina in the pas de deux in Apollon Musagète, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, June 1928. |
| Physical description | Stage photograph of Alice Nikitina as Terpsichore and Serge Lifar as Apollo. Lifar is standing in profile holding Nikitina on his right shoulder. The scene includes a painted mountain backdrop. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Photograph by Sasha posed on-stage probably of His Majesty's Theatre of Serge Lifar (Apollo) and Alice Nikitina (Terpsichore) in Apollon Musagète, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1928. Apollon Musagète was first performed at the theatre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris on 12 June 1928 with a score and book by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine. It was first performed in London at His Majesty's Theatre on 24 June 1928. Given the range of photographs of this ballet there appears to have been a photocall for which the dancers posed on stage at which Sasha photographed the ballet. This pose comes from the pas de deux for Terpsichore and Apollo (2.vii) in which Apollo lifts Tersichore in a variety of ways - here he lifts her, still in arabesque over his shoulder. |
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| Accession number | S.182-2017 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2017 |
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