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Dance Costume

mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of chiffon worn as a tunic by a dancer in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chiffon
Brief description
Knotted length of chiffon, dyed purple, blue and green, worn as a tunic by a dancer in a Natural Movement production
Physical description
Knotted rectangular length of chiffon, dyed purple, blue and green, held together with a knot and a safety pin to form a one-shouldered tunic.
Dimensions
  • Length on longest side of rectangle length: 187cm (approximate)
  • Approximate width of rectangle of fabric width: 100cm
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Given by Francine Watson Coleman on behalf of the Natural Movement organisation
Object history
Acquired as a part of the Natural Movement Collection.
Summary
Length of chiffon worn as a tunic by a dancer in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.
Collection
Accession number
S.839-2019

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Record createdDecember 5, 2019
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