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Description: | This costume, designed by Leon Bakst, was worn by the Russian-born ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) in her most famous role. First performed in 1905, The Swan made ballet history. Its innovation lay in the way Pavlova and her choreographer, Michel Fokine, created a mood of deep emotion.
The intensity of The Swan and its moving portrayal of death made it a great favourite with audiences. Pavlova danced it many times in the 1920s. It was set to music by Camille Saint-Saens.
The costume consists of a cream silk bodice decorated with a green glass gems, goose feather 'wings' and shoulder straps and a cotton net skirt sewn with sequins. It was worn with a diamant�� headdress of green glass gems, trimmed with feathers. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work Leisure | Temporal: | 1911-1925 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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