Costume for dancer in Romeo and Juliet
Theatre Costume
1965 (designed)
1965 (designed)
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Costume for a dancer in the Mandolin Dance worn by Petrus Bosman in Romeo and Juliet, The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1965.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Costume for dancer in Romeo and Juliet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched fabric |
| Brief description | Costume for a dancer in the Mandolin Dance worn by Petrus Bosman in Romeo and Juliet, The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1965 |
| Physical description | Tunic for a dancer in the Act II Mandolin Dance worn by Petrus Bosman. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' "Romeo" / Mandolin / P. Bosman ' (Royal Opera House Wardrobe Label) |
| Credit line | Given by the Royal Academy of Dance |
| Object history | Costume for a dancer in the Mandolin Dance worn by Petrus Bosman in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet', The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, February 9th 1965. The music for the ballet was composed by Sergey Prokofiev, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Nicholas Georgiadis. MacMillan created the leading roles on Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, although the first performance was led by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. The ballet was an immensely popular addition to The Royal Ballet repertoire, and Georgiadis redesigned the production for The Royal Ballet on two separate occasions (1978 & 2000). The costumes in the Theatre Museum collection date from the 1965 production. The ballet has also entered the repertoires of several other ballet companies including the Royal Swedish Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Ballet of La Scala, Milan, and the New National Ballet of Tokyo. A version of the ballet was performed on October 9th 1975 at the Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe by Ballet For All. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Romeo and Juliet |
| Summary | Costume for a dancer in the Mandolin Dance worn by Petrus Bosman in Romeo and Juliet, The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, 1965. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1703-1982 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2005 |
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