Research Catalog
Oberon
- Title
- Oberon / Farmer.
- Author
- Farmer, Peter.
- Publication
- 1966.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Far P Dre 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- 1 drawing : gouache & charcoal, b&w; 51 x 38 cm.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Costume design drawings.
- Drawings – 20th century.
- Note
- Design depicts Oberon from 1966 staging of Ashton's ballet Dream, based on William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer night's dream. The male dancer is depicted full-length, bare-chested, with dark hair and a dark beard. He wears a long black cloak with a feathered collar.
- Biography (note)
- Frederick Ashton's ballet Dream (with music by Felix Mendelssohn) premiered in 1964 with scenery by Henry Bardon and costumes by David Walker. The ballet was restaged in 1966 for the Royal Ballet touring section with scenery and costumes by Peter Farmer. This later production was used by the main Royal Ballet company from Dec. 2, 1971 to Feb. 8, 1974, after which the Bardon/Walker production was restored to the repertory. See: www.ashtonarchive.com
- Call Number
- *MGZGB Far P Dre 1
- OCLC
- 191887335
- Author
- Farmer, Peter.
- Title
- Oberon / Farmer.
- Imprint
- 1966.
- Biography
- Frederick Ashton's ballet Dream (with music by Felix Mendelssohn) premiered in 1964 with scenery by Henry Bardon and costumes by David Walker. The ballet was restaged in 1966 for the Royal Ballet touring section with scenery and costumes by Peter Farmer. This later production was used by the main Royal Ballet company from Dec. 2, 1971 to Feb. 8, 1974, after which the Bardon/Walker production was restored to the repertory. See: www.ashtonarchive.com
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *MGZGB Far P Dre 1