Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889–1950)
Original Postcard Photograph in Les Sylphides
Rare original period Russian photograph postcard of the great Ballets Russes dancer as he appeared in the historic first production of Fokine's Les Sylphides by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, premiered 2 June 1909 at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, together with Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova, and Alexandra Baldina. Light toning, scratches, wear to lower left corner, small fold to upper right, else fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.8 x 13.5 cm).The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie", is frequently cited as the first ballet to be simply about mood and dance. Les Sylphides has no plot but instead consists of several white-clad sylphs dancing in the moonlight with the "poet" or "young man" dressed in white tights and a black tunic. (18812)
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