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The White Cat · Ballets Russes

‘The White Cat’ in ‘Le Mariage d’Aurore’ (Aurora’s Wedding), Covent Garden Russian Ballet, 1938 (detail from original photograph) © Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne

In 1936 Australian audiences witnessed firsthand the spectacle of the Ballets Russes, with the arrival of the Monte Carlo Russian Ballet. This company, lead by Colonel Wassily de Basil, was one of a number of Ballets Russes companies that were formed in the wake of the dissolution of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes following his death in 1929. This first tour concluded in 1937 and was followed by two more tours by de Basil’s Ballets Russes companies, the Covent Garden Russian Ballet in 1938-1939 and Original Ballet Russe in 1939-1940.

‘The White Cat’ in ‘Le Mariage d’Aurore’ (Aurora’s Wedding), Covent Garden Russian Ballet, 1938 © Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
‘The White Cat’ in ‘Le Mariage d’Aurore’, Covent Garden Russian Ballet, 1938 © Australian Performing Arts Collection
Image kindly provided by Arts Centre Melbourne | Wurundjeri Country

Nattova, the cat, ca. 1925

William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images

Seductive Natacha Nattova

Russian dancer Natacha Nattova balancing on a round decorated object, draping a black veil from her chin, January 1929. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images
Russian dancer Natacha Nattova balancing on a round decorated object, draping a black veil from her chin, January 1929. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images