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A group of male dancers. Design for costumes and choreography for the ballet Les Noces

Design
ca. 1923 (designed)
Artist/Maker

A group of male dancers. Design for costumes and choreography for the ballet Les Noces by Natalia Goncharova; ca. 1923.

Object details

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Object type
TitleA group of male dancers. Design for costumes and choreography for the ballet <i>Les Noces</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
indian ink
Brief description
A group of male dancers. Design for costumes and choreography for the ballet Les Noces by Natalia Goncharova; ca. 1923.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.1cm
  • Length: 34cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 23, cat. 70.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
N. Gontcharova (Signed.)
Object history
This drawing was made for the costumes and choreography of the ballet Les Noces with music by Stravinsky and choreography by Bronislava Nijinska and Goncharova herself, produced by Diaghilev at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique, Paris on 13 July 1923.
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Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 23, cat. 70.
  • Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
  • Reade, Brian, Ballet Designs and Illustrations, 1581-1940: a catalogue raisonné, London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1967.
  • Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev : 1909-1929. Strasbourg : Ville de Strasbourg, 1969 384
  • 1909-1929 : les Ballets Russes de Diaghilev, Paris, Le Centre, 1978 257
Collection
Accession number
E.105-1961

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2009
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