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Apollon Musagète

Photograph
1928 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph posed on stage of Serge Lifar and Alexandra Danilova 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 is from the pas de deux (2.vii)

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleApollon Musagète (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph on card
Brief description
Stage photograph of Serge Lifar and Alexandra Danilova 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. The image shows Lifar standing on the left, holding the hands of Nikita who is on the floor to the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.0cm
  • Width: 24.0cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Photograph posed on stage of Serge Lifar and Alexandra Danilova 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 is from the pas de deux (2.vii)
Collection
Accession number
S.191-2017

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Record createdMarch 21, 2017
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