images that haunt us
Photograph of Rout (1927) choreographed and performed by
Ninette de Valois, (centre) and performed by her students. Although her
work was rooted in Classical ballet, de Valois’ early choreography was
experimental, and influenced by German Expressionist dance. Photographer
unknown.
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Ninette de Valois
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Photograph of Michel Fokine as Prince Ivan and Tamara Karsavina as the Firebird in
‘L’Oiseau de Feu’, 1910. Music by Igor Stravinsky; libretto by Michel Fokine; sets by Aleksandr
Golovin, with additional costumes by Léon Bakst; premiere on 25 June
1910, Théâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris.
/ src: L. of Congress:
Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev
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Vassar college girls practising their Greek dances, circa 1923 / source and hi-res: WHI
Unidentified photographer, [Adele and Fred Astaire], ca. 1914.
Gelatin silver print. Dance Collection, Harry Ransom
Center.
/ source: utexas.edu
Anonymous photographer :: Nymph Dancers
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3, 1924
/ source: eBay / founded by: ourpastdreams
Dancers, Brisbane, Australia, 1931 (studio stamp on photograph). Source: State Library of Queensland. / via
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