Tamara Karsavina in 'The Firebird', London, England, 1911
Tamara Karsavina in The Firebird, London, England, 1911
BALLET RUSSES
BALLET RUSSES
A fateful meeting between Hoppé and Ballets Russes impresario Sergei Diaghilev resulted in his being given unique access to the troupe, then at a peak of creativity and popularity. Diaghilev did not allow the company to be photographed by movie cameras, so Hoppé’s images are a unique insight into these productions, the personalities of the dancers, and the stunningly elaborate costumes.
Among outstanding events in the course of my professional career I might mention my connection with the Russian Ballet.
– E.O. Hoppé
Tamara Karsavina in Le Astuzie Femminili, 1920
Tamara Karsavina in ‘Le Astuzie Femminili’, 1920
Tamara Karsavina, as Pimpinella in Pulcinella, 1920
Tamara Karsavina, as Pimpinella in “Pulcinella”, 1920
Vaslav Nijinsky as Spectre in Spectre de la Rose
Vaslav Nijinsky as Spectre de la Rose in “Spectre de la Rose,” 1911
Margot Fonteyn, 1935
Margot Fonteyn, 1935
Adolph Bolm as the Polovtsian Chief Warrior in The Polovtsian Dances, 1911
Adolph Bolm as the Polovtsian Chief Warrior in 'The Polovtsian Dances', 1911
Anna Pavlova as Cleopatra and Laurent Novikoff as Amoun, Ivy House, Hampstead Heath, London, 1912
Anna Pavlova as Cleopatra and Laurent Novikoff as Amoun in Cléopâtre at Ivy House, Hampstead Heath, London, 1912
Anton Dolin, 1923
Anton Dolin, England, 1923
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Hubert Stowitts, 1920
Leonide Massine as Amoun in Cleopatra, 1918
Leonide Massine as Amoun in “Cleopatra”, 1918
Léonide Massine in Pulcinella, 1920
Léonide Massine in “Pulcinella”, 1920
Lubov Tchernicheva as Cleopatra I, 1918
Lubov Tchernicheva as Cleopatra in 'Cléopâtre', 1918
Lubov Tchernicheva as Cleopatra II, 1918
Lubov Tchernicheva as Cleopatra,1918
Lydia Lopokova as the Ballerina in Petroushka, 1919
Lydia Lopokova as the Ballerina in “Petroushka”, 1919
Lydia Lopokova, Ballets Russes, 1919
Lydia Lopokova, Ballet Russes, 1919
Tamara Karsavina as Columbine in Le Carnaval, London, England, 1912
Tamara Karsavina as Columbine in 'Le Carnaval', London, England, 1912
Tamara Karsavina as the FireBird and Adolph Bolm as Ivan Tsarevich in The Firebird, 1911
Tamara Karsavina as the Fire-Bird and Adolph Bolm as Ivan Tsarevich in “The Fire-bird," 1911
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