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English National Ballet

Poster
1983 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the London Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25 July - 13 August 1983. The poster incorporates a black and white photograph by Conroy-Hargrave, showing Manola Asensio and Alexander Sombart in Scheherazade. The other ballets presented in London Festival Ballet season were Giselle, Les Sylphides, Prince Igor and Swan Lake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEnglish National Ballet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Poster advertising the London Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25 July - 13 August 1983
Physical description
Poster advertising the London Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25 July - 13 August 1983. The poster incorporates a black and white photograph of a male and female dancer in Scheherazade against a coloured background, shading from blue at top to dark pink at base, with an orange/pink circle behind the dancers and shapes suggesting sand dunes. Below in black typeface is a list of the ballets to be performed (Giselle, Les Sylphides, Scheherazade, Prince Igor and Swan Lake) with dates, and performance times and telephone numbers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.5cm
  • Width: 30.4cm
Summary
Poster advertising the London Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25 July - 13 August 1983. The poster incorporates a black and white photograph by Conroy-Hargrave, showing Manola Asensio and Alexander Sombart in Scheherazade. The other ballets presented in London Festival Ballet season were Giselle, Les Sylphides, Prince Igor and Swan Lake.


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Accession number
S.979-2017

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Record createdMarch 12, 2018
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