{"product_id":"13458-nijinsky-waslaw-postcard-photograph-in-spectre-de-la-rose","title":"Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950) Postcard Photograph in \"Spectre de la Rose\"","description":"An original vintage sepia postcard photograph of the celebrated dancer in \"Spectre de la Rose\" with Maria Piltz. Photographed by Rudolph Balogh, December 1912. One corner chip and some wear to the edges, slight silvering, overall in very good condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.6 x 13.8 cm).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBased on a poem by Théophile Gautier, and choreographed by Michel Fokine to the music of Carl Maria von Weber's piano work \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAufforderung zum Tanz, \u003c\/i\u003ethe ballet premiered in Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911. The photograph shows Nijinsky as the rose, wearing Bakst's costume of pink-red petals. \"In this role...the choreographer drew attention to the importance of what he perceived to be Nijinsky's lack of masculinity. Fokine pointed out that the rose is 'in no circumstance a 'cavalier' or a typical 'ballerina's partner.'\" (Peter Stoneley, \"A Queer History of the Ballet,\" p. 75)\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093518504095,"sku":"13458","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Nijinksy_Spectre_OP_13458_001.jpg?v=1722188557","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13458-nijinsky-waslaw-postcard-photograph-in-spectre-de-la-rose","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}