Valse Nobles et Sentimentales

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Artist/Maker	Fedorovitch, Sophie (costume designers)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

Valse Nobles et Sentimenales to Ravel’s score was choreographed by Frederick Ashton for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet and first performed on 1 October 1947. Inspired by Valentine’s Eve created for Rambert in 1935, Frederick Ashton’s new version dispensed with ‘La Ronde-style’ narrative to become a suite of dances. Valse Nobles et Sentimentales retained the claret, rose and pink colour pallet and screens of the original ballet.

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Categories	Dance Entertainment & Leisure Designs
Object type	Costume design
Materials and techniques	Pencil and watercolour on paper Watercolour Pencil Paper Drawing (Image-Making) Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description	Designs by Sophie Fedorovitch for three women's costumes in Valse Nobles et Sentimentales
Physical description	Working drawing showing three pink dresses with belted waists and flared knee-length skirts trimmed with darker shades of red. From left to right, a one-shouldered dress with vertical varigated pinks in the skirt; a dress with straps tied at the shoulders and a large checked effect on the skirt; a plain pink dress with a dark pink sash and floral trim on the sleeve-bands.
Dimensions	Height: 25cm Width: 37.6cm
Credit line	Given by Richard Buckle
Summary	Valse Nobles et Sentimenales to Ravel’s score was choreographed by Frederick Ashton for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet and first performed on 1 October 1947. Inspired by Valentine’s Eve created for Rambert in 1935, Frederick Ashton’s new version dispensed with ‘La Ronde-style’ narrative to become a suite of dances. Valse Nobles et Sentimentales retained the claret, rose and pink colour pallet and screens of the original ballet.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.532-2019

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Record created	August 28, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1509008/valse-nobles-et-sentimentales-costume-design-fedorovitch-sophie/

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