Author: MARÉ, ROLF DE & BÖRLIN, JEAN:
Title: Das Schwedische Ballett. (Gastspiel). Berlin, Alfred Flechtheim, (1922).
Description: . Folio (31 x 24 cm). Pp. 20. Illustrated throughout. Stapled as issued. Original decorated wrappers, front cover illustrating a colour poster by Per Krohg. Back cover with small loss marginal loss. Booklet issued in connection with an exhibition of Ballets Suédois at Galerie Alfred Flechtheim in Berlin in March/April 1922. The Ballets Suédois was based in Paris under the direction of Rolf de Maré. They performed throughout Europe and the United States in the early 1920s. With Jean Börlin as chief choreographer, the company created 24 ballets in collaboration with well-known modern artists and composers. This pamphlet includes descriptions of different performances and illustrations of costumes and stage designs by Nils von Dardel, Pierre Bonnard, Karl Hofer, Fernard Léger, Gerda Wegener, etc.

Keywords: Design, ballet, ballett, dance, swedish, sweden, exhibition, germany, german


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