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Four female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet Les Noces

Design
ca. 1923 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Goncharova (artist)

Four female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet Les Noces by Natalia Goncharova; ca. 1923.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Design
TitleFour female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet <i>Les Noces</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen and brush with indian ink
Brief description
Four female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet Les Noces by Natalia Goncharova; ca. 1923.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Length: 21cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 24, cat. 77.
Production typeUnique
Object history
This drawing was made for the choreography design in 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.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Dancers
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 24, cat. 77.
  • Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
  • Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev : 1909-1929. Strasbourg : Ville de Strasbourg, 1969 385
  • The Diaghilev Exhibition Catalogue, College of Art, Lauriston Place, 1954 no. 169
  • Buckle, Richard (ed.) The Diaghilev exhibition from the Edinburgh Festival, 1954, London : Forbes House, 1954 no.184
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.910-1961

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2009
Record URL
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