{"product_id":"14952-nijinsky-waslaw-postcard-photograph-in-spectre-de-la-rose","title":"Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950) Postcard Photograph in \"Spectre de la Rose\"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAn original German postcard photograph of the celebrated dancer in \"Spectre de la Rose,\" identifying the image as by Photo Bert. of Paris. 9 x 14 cm. With a note in a contemporary hand on the verso, one small mark upper right, overall in fine, crisp condition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093567099039,"sku":"14952","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Nijinsky_Spectre_14952_PC.jpg?v=1722188888","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14952-nijinsky-waslaw-postcard-photograph-in-spectre-de-la-rose","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}