{"product_id":"the-designs-of-leon-bakst-for-the-sleeping-princess-hardcover","title":"The Designs of Leon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon Bakst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndre Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Serge Diaghilev decided to produce for his 1921\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon season a revival of Petipa's 'Sleeping Beauty', he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eturned to the great Russian designer Léon Bakst to provide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe scenery and costumes. In the incredibly short time of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust six weeks Bakst produced several hundred costume\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edesigns and scenery for all four acts. To avoid confusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith English pantomimes, Diaghilev changed the name of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe ballet to 'The Sleeping Princess'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the production was a financial failure it was a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egreat artistic success, due in a large part to Bakst's designs, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand this success led to the production of this book, first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epublished in 1923 in a limited edition of one thousand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecopies, and never before reprinted with the illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein full colour. The original editors chose to reproduce 54\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Bakst's designs, mainly of costumes for the principal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters but including five set designs, all of which are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eincluded here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710910624051,"sku":"9781914311291","price":64.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/M2hBbUk2ejNvZHhZaEJsNEd6U1E1Zz09.webp?v=1763503270","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-designs-of-leon-bakst-for-the-sleeping-princess-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}