Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950). Postcard Photograph in "Spectre de la Rose". 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).
Based on a poem by Théophile Gautier, and choreographed by Michel Fokine to the music of Carl Maria von Weber's piano work Aufforderung zum Tanz, the 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)
Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950). Postcard Photograph in "Spectre de la Rose". 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).
Based on a poem by Théophile Gautier, and choreographed by Michel Fokine to the music of Carl Maria von Weber's piano work Aufforderung zum Tanz, the 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)