
in “Der Liebeszauber”, State Opera, November 31, 1929. | src Theatermuseum Wien
images that haunt us



Vera Nemtchinova in Les Biches, first danced in 1924. / src: Nalda Murilova

Signed photograph of Ninette de Valois in You’d be Surprised,
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, January-February, 1923. The show
transferred to London’s Alhambra Theatre, and ran for nearly 200
performances, until May 1923. Photo: Hana / source: Royal Ballet

Dancer Vera Nemtchinova, 1940. The dancer performs an arabesque in a short tutu.Biographical/Historical note: The Ballets Russes Australian season was from 30th December 1939 to 19 September 1940. / source:
