Design for a Constructivist stage setting by Alexandra Exter
Alexandra Exter's design for theatrical settings has always been distinguished by innovative approach to the interp…
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'The Importance of Being Earnest': Set design
At the St James’s Theatre, the society comedies reflected the world of the audiences watching them. Set design in t…
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Past exhibitions at the former Theatre Museum
Details of past Theatre and Performance related exhibitions, staged at the former Theatre Museum in Covent Garden, …
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UK design for performance 2003 - 2007
Selected designs for performance featured in the exhibition Collaborators which used costumes, puppets, drawings, p…
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Obituary of James Laver, CBE, FRSA, FRSAL
James Laver (1899– 1975) was a poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and art historian whose main discipline was the psychology of taste, especially of fashion in costume. He joined the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1922 as an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, becoming Keeper in 1938. When a collection of the Art of the Theatre was begun in the 1930s, Laver was put in charge and stage design became one of his special interests.
Interview with Yoon Bae, designer for Typhoon Live: Getting Married and Dogs
Interview with Yoon Bae, Designer for Typhoon Live: Getting Married and Dogs
Wilhelm
Born William Charles Pitcher in England, 1858, Wilhelm was one of the most prolific stage designers of his day. He worked on nearly 200 productions including pantomimes, musical comedy, Shakespeare, burlesques, ballets, light opera and plays, and raised the standards of design in popular theatre.
Biography of Oliver Messel
The career of Oliver Messel (1904-1978), the successful mid 20th-century stage and film designer describing his style, approaches and working methods.
Biography of Léon Bakst
Overview of the life and work of revolutionary stage designer and artist, Leon Bakst. Born in Russia in 1866, Bakst belonged to that young generation of European artists who rebelled against 19th century stage realism, which had become pedantic and literal, without imagination or theatricality.
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TOUR: Take a guided tour of the V&A's exciting theatre and performance collections, including rock & pop posters, theatre and ballet costumes, puppets, stage sets and more! See new costumes from the Lion King now on display.
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