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ballet (discipline)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The discipline having to do with ballet, which is artistic dance in which stylized poses and steps are combined with light and flowing figures and movements, such as leaps and turns; often combined with music, scenery, costume, and sometimes pantomime or speech to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere to the audience.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Fifty Years of Ballet Design, July 11-August 16, 1959

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An exhibition commemorating the first performance of the Diaghilev Company Ballets Russes in 1909 with paintings, drawings, costumes, and sets designed for the ballet. The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: July 11-August 16, 1959

From Sketch to Stage: Original Drawings and Color Sketches for Sets and Costumes, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, September 3-24, 1945

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An exhibition of 18 drawings and sketches of set and costume designs for musicals, operas, and ballets, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: September 3-24, 1945

Museum of Dance and Theater, [September-October 1957]

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An exhibition showcasing the collection to be installed in the intended “Museum of Dance and Theater,” a project to build a permanent museum within Golden Gate Park to house the dance and theater collection of Legion of Honor co-founder Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. The exhibition records include a catalog.

Dates: [September-October 1957]

Painters as Ballet Designers, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, January 19-February 18, 1942

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An exhibition of designs for ballet sets, curtains, scenery, and costumes by well-known living painters, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: January 19-February 18, 1942

Paintings by Jean de Botton, June 6-July 30, 1944

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A retrospective exhibition of paintings, frescoes, murals, drawings, tapestries, stage designs, ballet designs, and book illustrations by French artist Jean de Botton. The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog and object photographs.

Dates: June 6-July 30, 1944