Tag: ballet

Nickolas Muray ::

Desha Delteil in a Roman inspired full body costume, with winged feet and a headdress. The light play in this pictorialist view is astounding, her shadow becomes another character in the dance. The spotlight followed the dancing of Desha thru the Fokine Ballet and the ‘Rose of Stamboul’. Published in Shadowland, Oct. 1922 issue. / sources: grapefruitmoongallery and

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Maurice Beck & Helen Macgregor :: Choreographer and dancer Léonide Massine in costume for the Ballets Russes’ ballet Le Carnaval, playing a small mandolin, seated in a reclined position with one foot resting on the opposite knee, wearing a costume designed by Leon Bakst consisting of beret, blouson pants, and an embroidered robe. Published in Vanity Fair, November 1st, 1923 | src: Condé Nast via Getty

Tanzschülerin, 11-1929

Georg Pahl :: Tanzschülerin vor einem Fenste, Tanzschule Laban. | Dance student in a window. Rudolf Laban dance school, Berlin-Grunewald, ca. November 1929 | src Das Bundesarchiv
Original title: Aus dem Coreographischen Institut Laban in Berlin-Grunewald! Schönheit im Tanz. | related post on tumblr


Roshanara · Bassano · G.G. Bain

Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915 (whole-plate glass negative) | src NPG
Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915 (whole-plate glass negative) | src NPG
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Roshanara [between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]. G.G. Bain News Service (glass negative) | src Library of Congress