Ballets Russe:
1936 from the souvenir of Col. W. De Basil's Ballets Russes at Covent Garden 3rd season June to Sept.
Scenery by Picasso for "Pulcinella"
Pablo Ruiz Picasso [1881-1973] was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France.
Pulcinella is a one-act neoclassical ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on an 18th-century play Quartre Polichinelles semblables ("Four identical Pulcinellas"). Pulcinella is a stock character originating from commedia dell'arte.
The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera on 15th May 1920 under the baton of Ernest Ansermet. Léonide Massine created both the libretto and choreography, and Pablo Picasso designed the original costumes and sets. The ballet was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev.
Costumes by J. W. Sert for "Cimarosina"
Ballets Russe:
1936 from the souvenir of Col. W. De Basil's Ballets Russes at Covent Garden 3rd season June to Sept.
Scenery by Picasso for "Pulcinella"
Pablo Ruiz Picasso [1881-1973] was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France.
Pulcinella is a one-act neoclassical ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on an 18th-century play Quartre Polichinelles semblables ("Four identical Pulcinellas"). Pulcinella is a stock character originating from commedia dell'arte.
The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera on 15th May 1920 under the baton of Ernest Ansermet. Léonide Massine created both the libretto and choreography, and Pablo Picasso designed the original costumes and sets. The ballet was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev.
Costumes by J. W. Sert for "Cimarosina"