Research Catalog

[Offenbach in the underworld.

Filter by

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Still image	Supervised use	*MGZGB Bou R Off 4	Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

Description

Brush, ink and watercolor; 48 x 64 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Mrs. René Bouché, 1981.

Subject

Note

Rough black and white sketch of set for Antony Tudor's ballet Offenbach in the underworld, premiered by Ballet Theatre, April 18, 1956.
Loose rendering of a fashionable Parisian cafe of the 1870's during the can can section of the ballet. The bar and tall mirror dominate upstage center with bartender in front and waiter to the left. Tables and chairs ring the dance area with customers watching the performance. Draped doors and windows frame the space and the stage is flanked by swagged curtains. A caryatid stands on the extreme left, holding a light fixture. A line of four can can dancers fills downstage center, rendered in the classic pose, with right leg raised while left leg on the floor bears the weight. Skirts are held in both hands, forming a circle.

Call Number

*MGZGB Bou R Off 4

OCLC

NYPY896043761-F

Author

Bouché, René, 1905-1963.

Title

[Offenbach in the underworld.

Imprint

1956].

Connect to:

Local Subject

Set designs -- 20th century.

Research Call Number

*MGZGB Bou R Off 4