Cortège Hongroise
Costume Design
1973 (made)
1973 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Cortège Hongroise, with costumes designed by RoubenTer-Arutunian, was choreographed by George Balanchine as a retirement present for ballerina Melissa Hayden who created the ballerina role with Jacques d’Amboise as her partner.
Performed to extracts of Alexander Glazunov’s Raymonda (1898), a ballet Balanchine had mined in half-recalled productions on a number of occasions, Cortège Hongroise was first performed by New York City Ballet at a gala benefit on 16 May 1973 and officially premiered on 17 May 1973. While the classical sections were led by Melissa Hayden and Jacques D’Amboise, the character sections were led by Karin von Aroldingen and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux.
Performed to extracts of Alexander Glazunov’s Raymonda (1898), a ballet Balanchine had mined in half-recalled productions on a number of occasions, Cortège Hongroise was first performed by New York City Ballet at a gala benefit on 16 May 1973 and officially premiered on 17 May 1973. While the classical sections were led by Melissa Hayden and Jacques D’Amboise, the character sections were led by Karin von Aroldingen and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux.
Object details
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| Title | Cortège Hongroise (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Rouben Ter-Arutunian for two male character dancers in Geoge Balanchine's ballet Cortège Hongroise, created for New York City Ballet, 1973 |
| Physical description | Two costumes, consisting of tights, short fitted jackets, hats and boots for Hungarian character dancers in Cortège Hongroise. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '"Cortège Hongroise" NY City Ballet 1973 / [signature] / For Lincoln - Rouben' |
| Credit line | Given by Richard Buckle |
| Object history | Given by the designer Rouben Ter-Arutunian to Lincoln Kirstein, co-founder of New York City Ballet, and then by Kirstein to Richard Buckle, who gave it to the V&A. |
| Summary | Cortège Hongroise, with costumes designed by RoubenTer-Arutunian, was choreographed by George Balanchine as a retirement present for ballerina Melissa Hayden who created the ballerina role with Jacques d’Amboise as her partner. Performed to extracts of Alexander Glazunov’s Raymonda (1898), a ballet Balanchine had mined in half-recalled productions on a number of occasions, Cortège Hongroise was first performed by New York City Ballet at a gala benefit on 16 May 1973 and officially premiered on 17 May 1973. While the classical sections were led by Melissa Hayden and Jacques D’Amboise, the character sections were led by Karin von Aroldingen and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.535-2019 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2019 |
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