Costume design for Salomé’s dance of the seven veils

Alexandra Exter, costume design for Salomé’s dance of the seven veils, in Salomé, by Oscar Wilde, directed by Alexander Tairov, Moscow Kamerny Theatre (premiere: October 9, 1917). КП 62579. Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

Cubist design for Salomé’s dance of the seven veils, all angles and curves, with Salomé’s arms stretched upward, one leg lifted, an orange veil streaming behind her against the backdrop of a red staircase. See book: p. 109
Creator	Exter, Alexandra
Creator Role	artist
Contributors	Tairov, Alexander (director) Wilde, Oscar (author)
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Premiere: October 9, 1917
Related Section	Chapter 2: Tairov-Celionati: Mime-Drama and Kaleidoscopic Commedia
Keywords	Kamerny Theatre Koonen
Content Type	costume design
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