Archives of the Dance (31)
Victoria and Albert Museum Dance Collections, Part 2, the Ballets Russes Material
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20457983 |
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| Authors | Jane Pritchard (0000-0002-9527-4404, Curator of Dance, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 277-312 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-2875 • E-ISSN: 1750-0095 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/drs.2025.0459 |
| OpenAlex | W7110984914 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This is the second of a two-part article looking at the dance holdings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). While the first part was a general survey, this part focuses upon the important holdings on various companies described under the loose category of ‘Ballets Russes’ or ‘Ballet Russe’. Material on Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes1911–1929 is particularly strong but there are also rich collections on the Colonel de Basil and René Blum/Denham companies and on Anna Pavlova and her company. In addition, there are many less-highly-profiled companies, some of which survived for only short periods of time. With the opening of the V&A East Storehouse which makes the material more accessible, this article introduces researchers to what exists and reminds them of the varied locations in which they will be found. Catalogue numbers are included in the text to assist researchers. For more general readers, images of many of the objects may be found by typing the catalogue numbers into Explore the Collections V&A
Choreography · Contemporary dance · Dance · Performance art · Central Asia Education and Culture · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Music Education and Analysis
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