Les Sylphides Costumes
The Lure of Perfection
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THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on stage. But clothing also limited her movement; it literally disabled them, making the dances themselves little more than tableaux. Movement was further inhibited by high shoes and tight corsets; thus the image of the rigidly straight, long-lined dancer is as much a product of clothing as aesthetics. However, with changing times came new trends. An increased interest in natural movement and the common folk led to less-restrictive clothing. As viewers demanded more virtuosic dancers, women literally danced their way to freedom. THE LURE OF PERFECTION will interest students of dance and cultural history, and women's studies. It is a fascinating, well-researched look at the interplay of fashion, dance, and culture-still very much a part of our world today.
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Le Corsaire
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Set in the exotic surroundings of the Ottoman Empire and with a narrative encompassing abduction, murder and shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a swashbuckling pirate drama that delights for its spectacular nature and which includes some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. The works evolution has been a complex one, its libretto and choreography subject to numerous revisions since its first appearance in Paris in 1856, and in this English National Ballet production the first British staging of the work former-ballerina-turned-choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version to create brisk, stylish entertainment (Guardian) that is visually enhanced by Hollywood designer Bob Ringwoods superb (Daily Telegraph) Orientalist sets and costumes. First-rate dancing by the company and its soloists including Alina Cojocarus radiant performance as Medora (Independent), Yonah Acostas vividly drawn and villainous Birbanto (Financial Times) and Vadim Muntagirovs compelling (Daily Telegraph) portrayal of Conrad underscores the roaring, madcap success (Financial Times) of this production.
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Photo: Mlle. Taglioni, dans la sylphide wearing ballet costume . Size: 8x10 (approximately)
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- Historic Photograph of Mlle. Taglioni, dans la sylphide Alophe del. et lith. ; imp. Auguste Bry. | Alophe, 1812-1883, artist | Paris : imp. Auguste Bry, 1850(?)| Summary: Mlle. Taglioni,
- glioni, Marie,--1804-1884. Costumes--France--Paris--1840-1860. Ballet--France--Paris--1840-1860. Book illustrations--1840-1860. s--Hand-colored--1840-1860. Portrait
- Photograph created using professional Kodak equipment & paper | Archival Quality Reproduction, not a digital or inkjet copy on cheap paper | Satisfaction
- Photograph Size: 80% of photographs are 9x12. All other photos are 8x10 and in some rare cases 8x12 - All photographs are ready to frame in standard frame sizes: 8x10,
Photograph Description: Mlle. Taglioni, dans la sylphide Alophe del. et lith. ; imp. Auguste Bry. Creator(s): Alophe, 1812-1883, artist Date Created Published: Paris : imp. Auguste Bry, 1850(?) Summary: Mlle. Taglioni, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wearing ballet costume. Notes: Illus. from: Les danseuses de l'Opéra; costumes des principaux ballets, dessinés par Alophe. Paris : Les Modes parisiennes, 1850?, no. 1. Subjects: Taglioni, Marie,--1804-1884. Costumes--France--Paris--1840-1860. Ballet--France--Paris--1840-1860. Book illustrations--1840-1860. s--Hand-colored--1840-1860. Portrait prints--1840-1860.
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