{"product_id":"10198-nijinsky-waslaw-vintage-photograph-in-les-sylphides","title":"Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950) Vintage Photograph in Les Sylphides","description":"Vintage photograph of the great dancer printed on matte photo paper stock, apparently a photograph of a laid down trimmed program photograph. Probably printed ca. 1940s but undated. Corners perished, edges chipped and torn, image itself in good shape. 8 x 10 inches (21 x 27 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eNijinsky is shown as he appeared in the historic first production of Fokine's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLes Sylphides\u003c\/i\u003e by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, premiered 2 June 1909 at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, together with Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova, and Alexandra Baldina. The ballet, described as a \"romantic reverie\", is frequently cited as the first ballet to be simply about mood and dance.  \u003ci\u003eLes Sylphides\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093413744799,"sku":"10198","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/28Ballets_Russes_29_Nijinsky_2C_Waslaw_Vintage_Photograph_10198.jpg?v=1722187867","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/10198-nijinsky-waslaw-vintage-photograph-in-les-sylphides","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}