Sidney Nolan Archives » Voices of British Ballet https://voicesofbritishballet.com/people/sidney-nolan/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:16:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://voicesofbritishballet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-fav-32x32.png Sidney Nolan Archives » Voices of British Ballet https://voicesofbritishballet.com/people/sidney-nolan/ 32 32 1962 – First performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s The Rite of Spring by The Royal Ballet https://voicesofbritishballet.com/timeline/1962-premiere-of-kenneth-macmillans-the-rite-of-spring-by-the-royal-ballet/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:27:04 +0000 https://voicesofbritishballet.com/?post_type=timeline&p=1589 Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 score for Vaslav Nijinsky’s short-lived ballet The Rite of Spring has been used by countless subsequent choreographers for their own productions. Among the very finest stands Kenneth MacMillan’s 1962 version in which he deliberately distorts the balletic proportions of the dancers to evoke timeless tribal ritual. Sidney Nolan’s Aboriginal-inspired designs are integral […]

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]]> Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 score for Vaslav Nijinsky’s short-lived ballet The Rite of Spring has been used by countless subsequent choreographers for their own productions. Among the very finest stands Kenneth MacMillan’s 1962 version in which he deliberately distorts the balletic proportions of the dancers to evoke timeless tribal ritual. Sidney Nolan’s Aboriginal-inspired designs are integral to the concept. Monica Mason’s extraordinary performance as The Chosen One (itself incorporating her own memories of Zulu dances from her childhood in South Africa) launched a long career at the heart of The Royal Ballet.

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