“Costumes worn by Dame Margot Fonteyn and set designs by Picasso are going on display as part of a major exhibition by the Royal Ballet. The Lowry Centre, in Salford, will host the retrospective celebrating the history and future of the company. The exhibition will tell the story of the Royal Ballet from its foundations in the late 1920s to the present day.”
Highlights from this stunning display feature “a recreation of Margot Fonteyn’s dressing room as it was at the Royal Opera House with her make-up cases, mascot, shoe darning kit, practice clothes, spare shoe ribbons and the Odette tutu from the 1952 production of Swan Lake.”
{I don’t know about you, but I would love to see this! I mean, seriously? Dame Margot Fonteyn! How amazing…} You can read the rest of the article here. Information about the upcoming exhibit can be found here.
Tags: exhibition, London England, Lowry Centre, Margot Fonteyn, Picasso, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House
