Choreography Collection (#6)

Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash)
FIA5343129 Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash). Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov Belsky (Bogdanov-Belsky)

The Palais des Glaces: View from the interior of the Palais des Glaces on the Champs Elysees in Paris
JLJ4585322 The Palais des Glaces: View from the interior of the Palais des Glaces on the Champs Elysees in Paris: the skating track

Costume preparatoire pour "Le pavillon d'Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945)
FIA5373566 Costume preparatoire pour " Le pavillon d Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945) - Oeuvre de Alexander Nikolayevich Benois (1870-1960), 1907 - 33, 4x20

Un cabaret a Paris (A Nightclub In Paris) - Oeuvre de David Petrovich Sterenberg (1881-1948), huile sur toile
FIA5345974 Un cabaret a Paris (A Nightclub In Paris) - Oeuvre de David Petrovich Sterenberg (1881-1948), huile sur toile, 1913-1914, art russe 20e siecle

The eastern dancers (belly) in a harem distracting a pasha. Painting by Paul Bouchard (1853-1937) 1893 Sun
JLJ4654178 The eastern dancers (belly) in a harem distracting a pasha. Painting by Paul Bouchard (1853-1937) 1893 Sun. 1, 6x1, 3 m Paris, musee d Orsay

A Bosnian dancer, during a night spent in Diakovar (Bosnia). Engraving to illustrate the memories of travel among
LSE4328987 A Bosnian dancer, during a night spent in Diakovar (Bosnia). Engraving to illustrate the memories of travel among the southern Slavs, by Georges Perrot, in 1868

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035624 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Illustration for La Vie De Londres by Mars (litho)
3096878 Illustration for La Vie De Londres by Mars (litho) by Bonvoisin, Maurice Charles Mathieu (Mars) (1849-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bear Trainers (engraving)
3646521 The Bear Trainers (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear Trainers)

The Sceptre (colour litho)
3646246 The Sceptre (colour litho) by Willette, Adolphe Leon (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sceptre. Illustration from Die Karikatur der europaischen Volker vom Jahre 1848 bis zur)

Poster Advertising the North American Circus Barnum and Bailey, 1912 (colour litho)
IND54607 Poster Advertising the North American Circus Barnum and Bailey, 1912 (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Cover design for L Homme et Son Desir by Paul Claudel, 1917 (colour litho)
498800 Cover design for L Homme et Son Desir by Paul Claudel, 1917 (colour litho) by Parr, Audrey (1892-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collaboration for a ballet with choreography by Claudel)

Dance in a Salon in Buenos Aires, c. 1831 (w / c on paper)
IND119226 Dance in a Salon in Buenos Aires, c.1831 (w/c on paper) by Pellegrini, Domenico (1759-1840); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Backstage at the ballet (litho)
7201316 Backstage at the ballet (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Backstage at the ballet. Illustration from Lustige Blatter, 1913)

Dancers at the Jardin de Paris (b / w photo)
3101204 Dancers at the Jardin de Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers at the Jardin de Paris)

Sitting It Out (colour litho)
3641653 Sitting It Out (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sitting It Out. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Cancan Dancers at Carnival (drawing)
1734183 Cancan Dancers at Carnival (drawing) by Merimee, Prosper (1803-70); (add.info.: The cancan (dance), at time of carnival, drawing by Prosper Merimee (1803-1870))

Dancer and Dance Master (colour litho)
3641674 Dancer and Dance Master (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer and Dance Master. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Evening Dance, 1896 (oil on canvas)
IND146637 Evening Dance, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Casas i Carbo, Ramon (1866-1932); Circulo del Liceo, Barcelona, Spain; Index Fototeca

Happy fantasy, plate 12 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82112 Happy fantasy, plate 12 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.6x35.8 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The Festival of the Sardine (Corpus Christi Festival on Ash Wednesday celebrating the end of the Carnival)
IND54498 The Festival of the Sardine (Corpus Christi Festival on Ash Wednesday celebrating the end of the Carnival and the beginning of Lent), 1907 by Nogues, Xavier (1873-1941); Museu d Art Modern

Flamencan Scene, 1917 (oil on canvas)
IND112766 Flamencan Scene, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Iturrino, Francisco de (1864-1924); Museo de Bellas Artes, Santander, Spain; Index Fototeca

Moorish Dance, 1529 (hand-coloured print)
IND368815 Moorish Dance, 1529 (hand-coloured print) by Spanish School, (16th century); Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany; (add.info.: Danza moresca; ); Otus/Index

Sacrifice of a deer to the sun by the Indians of Florida, 1850 (hand-coloured engraving)
IND388228 Sacrifice of a deer to the sun by the Indians of Florida, 1850 (hand-coloured engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Mithra-Index

In spite of the very harsh climate, there is no shortage of Italian soldiers of the Murmansk contingent
2808783 In spite of the very harsh climate, there is no shortage of Italian soldiers of the Murmansk contingent... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Musical show Le Sphinx at the Folies Bergeres, Paris, 1885 (poster)
3760119 Musical show Le Sphinx at the Folies Bergeres, Paris, 1885 (poster); (add.info.: Theatre des Folies-Begere-from engraving after poster)

A Real Battle Between The Villagers And A Gypsy Caravan, Near Cologne (colour litho)
2798463 A Real Battle Between The Villagers And A Gypsy Caravan, Near Cologne (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Western Powers pulling China apart (colour litho)
2815840 The Western Powers pulling China apart (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Western Powers pulling China apart)

The Dream of the Shepherd, 1896 (oil on canvas)
3617996 The Dream of the Shepherd, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 250.2 -- 130.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Der Traum des Hirten; )

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty
542947 Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty. Music by Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa

Le Chahut, 1890 (oil on canvas)
3709927 Le Chahut, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 169.1x141 cm; Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: Chahut meaning noise or uproar)

Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper)
5859655 Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 31.8--24 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Jepthah greeted by his Daughter (oil on panel)
CH402622 Jepthah greeted by his Daughter (oil on panel) by Quellinus, Erasmus (1607-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jepthah had to fulfil his vow to sacrifice the first person he saw on return)

Maud Allan as Salome, in the play by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) (b / w photo)
STC135736 Maud Allan as Salome, in the play by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Fashionable Dogs, plate 35 from Le Bon Genre, 1808 (coloured engraving)
STC120492 Fashionable Dogs, plate 35 from Le Bon Genre, 1808 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Dancer Turning, c. 1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper)
5860820 Dancer Turning, c.1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 60.7--44.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper)
5859654 Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 46.2--30.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Ballet Dancers, 1885 (oil on plaster, transferred to canvas)
5859585 Ballet Dancers, 1885 (oil on plaster, transferred to canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 153.5--152.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Former Profession (litho)
964694 The Former Profession (litho) by Gillray, James (1757-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Former Profession, 1805)

On the Stage, 1876-77 (pastel on paper laid down on board)
5859060 On the Stage, 1876-77 (pastel on paper laid down on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 59.2--42.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Rapture (colour litho)
979728 Rapture (colour litho) by Ehrenberger, Ludwig Lutz (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rapture.); © Look and Learn

The Exotic Dancer, 1915 (oil on canvas)
492459 The Exotic Dancer, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Bernard, Emile (1868-1941); 128.6x80.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Postcard from Bern depicting a woman and a bear, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT239212 Postcard from Bern depicting a woman and a bear, c.1900 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

The Triumph of David, 1673
XAM68604 The Triumph of David, 1673 by Ragoglia, Michele (d.1686) (monogram M.R. von); 206x262 cm; Private Collection

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Choreography, the art of movement and expression, has been a captivating form of artistic communication for centuries. From the graceful movements of Margaret Morris to the vibrant costumes designed by Nicholas Roerich for The Rite of Spring ballet in 1912, it has continuously evolved and pushed boundaries. Even Edgar Degas captured the essence of dance with his painting "Dancer, " showcasing the dedication and elegance required to master this craft. But choreography isn't limited to traditional forms; it can also be found in unexpected places like a lithograph featuring a crocodile dancing with a naked woman on ice or in the mesmerizing colors captured in Danse Du Ventre. The influence extends beyond just dance; it can be seen in literature as well. Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol beautifully weaves together storytelling and movement, creating an immersive experience that captivates audiences year after year. Stage designs play an essential role in bringing choreographic visions to life. The intricate set created for The Rite of Spring ballet demonstrates how every element contributes to enhancing dancers' performances and telling compelling stories through movement. Costume design is another crucial aspect that adds depth and character to choreographed pieces. Whether it's Ballets Russes' production Scheherazade or Stravinski's iconic Rite of Spring ballet from 1930, these colorful lithographs showcase how costumes can transport us into different worlds while complementing dancers' movements flawlessly. Choreography even finds its way into sports like cricket, where precision and coordination are key elements. An engraving depicting A Cricket Ball reminds us that even seemingly unrelated activities have their own unique rhythm and gracefulness when observed closely. And who could forget Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? Their legendary partnership brought joyous moments through their impeccable footwork showcased in Swing Time—a testament to how dance transcends time itself.