Bakst in Britain: Production – Reception – Impact

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10.2991/icassee-19.2019.166How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Léon Bakst; Ballets Russes; The Sleeping Princess; decorative arts; British domestic interiors

Abstract

Outsplendouring Splendour! — commented the British press on the décor the Russian artist Léon Bakst created for the performance of the ballet La Belle au Bois dormant, revived under the title The Sleeping Princess at the London Alhambra Theatre in 1921. Indeed, Bakst's contribution was the deciding factor in the great success of this ballet. Its spectacular impact lasted for decades. The powerful Bakst reception in Britain is the topic of the article, in which the author will introduce Léon Bakst as a scenic artist, scrutinize British patterns of reception, and shed light on the enormously strong female response Bakst's décor evoked in Britain.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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