Choreography Collection (#9)

Cleopatre, from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950)
STC255494 Cleopatre, from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). Georges Barbier (1882-1932), Pochoir Print by Barbier

The Christmas Dance, Bleak House (litho)
7186880 The Christmas Dance, Bleak House (litho) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Christmas Dance, Bleak House)

A cabaret show (litho)
7172980 A cabaret show (litho) by Hammond, Aubrey (1893-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: A cabaret show. Illustration from The London Scene, Described by Lewis Melville (Faber and Gwyer)

A Village Kermesse (oil on canvas)
6867115 A Village Kermesse (oil on canvas) by Seldron, Elisabeth (1674-1761); 86.4x100.7 cm; Private Collection

The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel)
6620785 The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel) by Bourgoin, Aime-Gabriel-Adolphe (1824-74); 41.1--31.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Chinese juggler dancing and juggling with two large vases. 1822 (engraving)
7234139 Chinese juggler dancing and juggling with two large vases. 1822 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mlle Sorel at the Grand Prix Ball, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures
829067 Mlle Sorel at the Grand Prix Ball, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1924 (colour litho) by Barbier

May-Day (engraving)
1040351 May-Day (engraving) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: May-Day. Illustration for The Graphic, 4 May 1901.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection

Casanova, (drypoint and aquatint)
990998 Casanova, (drypoint and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 51x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Casanova. Louis Icart (1888-1950). Drypoint and aquatint. 51 x 33cm

Morning Dance of the Sylphes; La Ronde Matinale des Sylphides, (oil on canvas)
827188 Morning Dance of the Sylphes; La Ronde Matinale des Sylphides, (oil on canvas) by Dierckx, Pierre Jacques (1855-1947); 114.3x169.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Preparing for the Ball, 1875 (oil on panel)
823549 Preparing for the Ball, 1875 (oil on panel) by Ducros, Antoine (19th Century); 50.8x39.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing for the Ball. Antoine Ducros (19th Century)

The Prince of Wales in Ceylon, the Devils Dance at the Private Perehara before the Prince, Kandy (engraving)
1059366 The Prince of Wales in Ceylon, the Devils Dance at the Private Perehara before the Prince, Kandy (engraving) by Durand

Jewish Dance, for the ballet Cleopatra (colour litho)
6015647 Jewish Dance, for the ballet Cleopatra (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jewish Dance, for the ballet Cleopatra)

Danseurs andalous. Detail de Grenade, in Volume I "Civitatis Orbis Terrarum"(Thetraum orbis terrarum)
AIS5374100 Danseurs andalous. Detail de Grenade, in Volume I " Civitatis Orbis Terrarum" (Thetraum orbis terrarum)

Dessin de costume pour le ballet "Petrouchka "de Igor Stravinski (1882-1971)
FIA5366048 Dessin de costume pour le ballet " Petrouchka " de Igor Stravinski (1882-1971) (Costume design for the ballet Petrushka by I.Stravinsky)

Dessin de costume pour le ballet "Petrouchka"de Igor Stravinski (Stravinsky, 1882-1971) (Petrushka)
FIA5366022 Dessin de costume pour le ballet " Petrouchka" de Igor Stravinski (Stravinsky, 1882-1971) (Petrushka). Dessin de Pyotr Boborykin (Piotr Boborykine) (1836-1921)

Decor preparatoire pour le ballet "Le Lac des Cygnes"de Piotr Tchaikovski (1840-1893)
FIA5357744 Decor preparatoire pour le ballet " Le Lac des Cygnes" de Piotr Tchaikovski (1840-1893) (Stage design for the Ballet The Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky)

Nuit la veille de la fete d Ivan Koupala (Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala)
FIA5351560 Nuit la veille de la fete d Ivan Koupala (Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala) (equivalent du folklore russe de la fete de la Saint Jean)

Leon Gambetta fought to establish an enduring republic. Bastille Day 1880 was a wonderful republican celebration
3622137 Leon Gambetta fought to establish an enduring republic. Bastille Day 1880 was a wonderful republican celebration (colour litho) by Beuzon

"Portrait de Ferdinand Joseph (1636-1698), prince de Dietrichstein, Gundakar de Dietrichstein en costume de ballet
FIA5403234 " Portrait de Ferdinand Joseph (1636-1698), prince de Dietrichstein, Gundakar de Dietrichstein en costume de ballet equestre" (Gundakar)

Surveying Party on the North West Coast of Australia (oil on canvas)
6436327 Surveying Party on the North West Coast of Australia (oil on canvas) by Fitzmaurice, Lewis Roper (1816-93); 57.5x83 cm; Private Collection

Spain: La Argentinita, Spains most celebrated dancer wearing the Manton, shawl (b / w photo)
6017820 Spain: La Argentinita, Spains most celebrated dancer wearing the Manton, shawl (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Argentinita)

Costume design by Leon Bakst for a Ballets Russes production of Ricards Strauss ballet Josephslegende (colour litho)
6031016 Costume design by Leon Bakst for a Ballets Russes production of Ricards Strauss ballet Josephslegende (colour litho) by Bakst

A Ball at the Peoples Palace, Mile End, London (litho)
6014170 A Ball at the Peoples Palace, Mile End, London (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ball at the Peoples Palace, Mile End, London)

Projet de costume pour le ballet "Le petit cheval bossu"de Cesare Pugni (1802-1870)
FIA5353657 Projet de costume pour le ballet " Le petit cheval bossu" de Cesare Pugni (1802-1870) (Costume design for the Ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse by C. Pugni). Le petit cheval

The Christmas Party (colour litho)
6003027 The Christmas Party (colour litho) by Brunton, Audrey (fl.1947-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Christmas Party)

Merchants ball par Zhukovsky, Rudolf Kasimirovich (1814-1886). Lithograph, watercolour, size : 33x24, 1842-1845
FIA5405779 Merchants ball par Zhukovsky, Rudolf Kasimirovich (1814-1886). Lithograph, watercolour, size : 33x24, 1842-1845, Private Collection by Zhukovsky

Performance of the ballet Speranza at l Eden Theatre, Paris (litho)
5226660 Performance of the ballet Speranza at l Eden Theatre, Paris (litho) by Gerbault, Henri (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performance of the ballet Speranza at l Eden Theatre)

Dance at a Country Inn - Benjumea, Rafael (c. 1825-c. 1887) - 1850 - Oil on canvas - 46x65 - Museo Carmen Thyssen
FIA5398767 Dance at a Country Inn - Benjumea, Rafael (c. 1825-c. 1887) - 1850 - Oil on canvas - 46x65 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga by Benjumea, Rafael (c.1825-c.1887); Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree. From How Perseus slew the Gorgon (colour litho)
3105711 Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree. From How Perseus slew the Gorgon (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierrot, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966839 Pierrot, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Love is blind, 1920 (pochoir)
2561832 Love is blind, 1920 (pochoir) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Barbier (1882-1932)

Under the shade of rocks and trees were nymphs and shepherds dancing (colour litho)
3105703 Under the shade of rocks and trees were nymphs and shepherds dancing (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Indications, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035614 Indications, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

After Mess (colour litho)
3626834 After Mess (colour litho) by Price, Norman Mills (1877-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Mess. Illustration for Harpers Pictorial Library of the World War)

After the Dance; Dopo il Ballo, (oil on canvas)
653537 After the Dance; Dopo il Ballo, (oil on canvas) by Caputo, Ulisse (1872-1948); 80.6x55.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Dance; Dopo il Ballo. Ulisse Caputo (1872-1948)

Dancers; The Tango, (gouache with oil on paper)
653229 Dancers; The Tango, (gouache with oil on paper) by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); 42x67.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers; The Tango. Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)

Pierrot and Pierrette, (oil on canvas)
823002 Pierrot and Pierrette, (oil on canvas) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 51.3x61.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot and Pierrette. Walt Kuhn (1877-1949). Oil on canvas

As he played they danced to his measure, in and out, and round and round (litho)
STC445080 As he played they danced to his measure, in and out, and round and round (litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: The centaur Chiron, mentor of Jason)

Dans une taverne (In the tavern). Peinture de Anthonie Victorijns (?-1655). Huile sur bois, 17e siecle
FIA5326684 Dans une taverne (In the tavern). Peinture de Anthonie Victorijns (?-1655). Huile sur bois, 17e siecle. art flamand, art baroque

English tourists see Scots dancing to bagpipe music on the bank of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness
6337600 English tourists see Scots dancing to bagpipe music on the bank of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness, Scotland by Read

Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234935 Dancers at the court of King Henry III of France, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print)
STC226942 Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: resembles Vaslav Nijinsky in L apres-midi d un Faune ; ); The Stapleton Collection

Carnaval, from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950)
STC255499 Carnaval, from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). Georges Barbier (1882-1932), Pochoir Print by Barbier

Spectre de la Rose from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950)
STC255500 Spectre de la Rose from the series Designs on the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). Georges Barbier (1882-1932), Pochoir Print by Barbier

The children delighted to dance to his music (litho)
7159107 The children delighted to dance to his music (litho) by Rhodes, H. J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The children delighted to dance to his music)

Humorous One or Two Step by Montague Ewing, sheet music cover (colour litho)
7153762 Humorous One or Two Step by Montague Ewing, sheet music cover (colour litho) by Rigby, Reginald (1881-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous One or Two Step by Montague Ewing)

The ball, Up struck the two fiddles and the one harp, and off went Mr Pickwick into hands across
7186885 The ball, Up struck the two fiddles and the one harp, and off went Mr Pickwick into hands across, down the middle (litho) by Wilson

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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.