Research Catalog

Title

Toumanova rehearsing Errante [graphic].

Author

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.

Publication

1933.

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Details

Additional Authors

Beard, Richard.

Found In

Richard Park Beard collection.

Description

1 drawing on cardboard : ink, wash, b&w; 31 x 21 cm.

Summary

Action drawing of a female dancer.

Alternative Title

Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Subject

• Toumanova, Tamara, 1919-1996
• Ballets 1933
• Errante (Choreographic work : Balanchine)

Genre/Form

Drawings.

Source (note)

• Robert James Wood II

Biography (note)

• Although this drawing was received with the title Toumanova rehearsing Errante, this identification may be questionable. L'Errante, also known as The wanderer (choreography, George Balanchine; music, Franz Schubert) was created for Les Ballets 1933. The creator of this drawing, Pavel Tchelitchew, designed its set and costumes and co-authored the scenario with Balanchine. The ballerina Tamara Toumanova was a member of Les Ballets 1933 but is not known to have danced in L'Errante, although she performed in the ballets Mozartiana, Les songes, and Fastes. Possibly she participated in rehearsals for L'Errante but did not appear in the finished ballet. Alternatively, this drawing may indeed depict Toumanova but in another ballet.
• The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. L'Errante (1933) was the first of several works he designed for George Balanchine.
• Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Call Number

*MGZGD Tch P Err 1

OCLC

824796604

Author

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.

Title

Toumanova rehearsing Errante [graphic].

Imprint

1933.

Biography

Although this drawing was received with the title Toumanova rehearsing Errante, this identification may be questionable. L'Errante, also known as The wanderer (choreography, George Balanchine; music, Franz Schubert) was created for Les Ballets 1933. The creator of this drawing, Pavel Tchelitchew, designed its set and costumes and co-authored the scenario with Balanchine. The ballerina Tamara Toumanova was a member of Les Ballets 1933 but is not known to have danced in L'Errante, although she performed in the ballets Mozartiana, Les songes, and Fastes. Possibly she participated in rehearsals for L'Errante but did not appear in the finished ballet. Alternatively, this drawing may indeed depict Toumanova but in another ballet.

The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. L'Errante (1933) was the first of several works he designed for George Balanchine.

Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Source

Gift; Robert James Wood II, 2010.

Added Author

Beard, Richard. Collector

Wood, Robert James. Donor

Added Title

Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.

Found In:

Richard Park Beard collection.

Research Call Number

*MGZGD Tch P Err 1