Wednesday 18 February 2015

Dreams of Yesteryear
Visiting the "Les Ballets Russes" Exhibition


Looking Up
Steeple of Augustinian church
and Lobkowitz Palace
Lobkowitzplatz


Hereinspaziert!
Welcome to Palais Lobkowitz
Home of Vienna's Theater Museum


At the Theater Museum
Visiting "Les Ballets Russes" exhibition


Ballerina
dancing on celloloid


Anna Pavlova
Dying Swan costume


Photographed 7 August 2009
Images and Text © by Merisi

Links:
-> Watch Anna Pavlova performing the Dying Swan
-> Visit Black & White Wednesday

24 comments:

  1. I love your images...............
    You are mentioned on COREY's POST TODAY!I never did go back and find out if YOU are indeed ITALIAN or just speak.........HOw do you know COREY?I'm a curious gal and love how we all are connected!I have been making PAVLOVA's this past week for DESSERTS!I danced as a child and attended ballet class five days a week.........I so wanted to become a PROFESSIONAL...................XX

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    1. Alright, here the link to Corey's blogpost (I invited here to join me in Venice back then - did not know she'd post again, otherwise I'd have loved to show some of my pictures, too).
      Even though you did not become a professional ballerina, you carry yourself with the grace of one, to say the least, mia cara contessa!

      I have not yet tasted a PAVLOVA :-(

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  2. Amazing images. The first two are particularly stunning.

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  3. That second shot is particularly spectacular.

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    1. Thank you, William!
      Palais Lobkowitz is so beautiful, rendering any exhibition there special (and I have seen several there over the years).

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  4. Lovely pictures¨they look great in b/w. Enjoyed my visit here!

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  5. A very elegant series of images!

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  6. Beautiful pictures, wonderful compositions in B / W !!

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  7. these are great shot... i think I like the architectural ones the most.

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    1. Thank you! :-)
      The location alone is worth a visit.

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  8. Wonderfully creative BW shots! Adore the European ambiance!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  9. Lovely post and images! This must have been a wonderful exhibition which I would have enjoyed as I had ballet classes for many years.

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    1. Thank you, Miss b!
      The exhibition traveled also to other locations, notably the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and to London's Victoria & Albert Museum. You may try to find a catalogue online!

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    2. Maybe I should have said there were various exhibitions to the theme "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes"

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  10. Such artistry in the images --lovely!!

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  11. James, Williamsburg, VA19 February, 2015

    THANK YOU! Merisi, you definitely outdid yourself today with the lovely photographs (esp. #3) and also the links. I can now say that I saw Anna Pavlova dance and the following parody was priceless. The only thing missing was a picture of a Pavlova on a silver tray with the coffee and water with the turned down spoon. Get over to
    Demel's right away! This post is one of your classics!

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  12. oh lovely .. just lovely

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  13. These are wonderful -- especially the second. Oh, that floor!

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