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COLLECTION

8. Photographer unidentified,
Albatross,
London, 1993,
Gelatin silver print.

This photograph was taken during the fi;mimg of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner choreographed by WIlliam Tuckett

[MoDa-A-0008]
48. Laurent Phillippe
Louise Lecavallier in Infante, c’est destroy..
Paris, 1993.
Gelatince silver print.
Choreographed by Canadian Eduarde Lock for his company La-La-La Human Steps. This photograph is a masterpiece of concentrated energy, which snatches, in a hundredth of a second,  a perfect composition in terms of the piece itself and also as a descripion  of the brilliant dancer, Louise Lecavalier.
[MoDa-A-0048]
69. Mikhail Logvinov
“Tchaikovsky”
Moscow, 1983.
Gelatie silver print.
Choreographed by Boris Eifman. The two dancers represented the conflicting afre edos pf the composerin a personification of his subconcious.
[MoDa-A-0096]

featured works

118. David Massio
Connect Transfer,
New York, 2007.
Colour print.

Conceived and choreographed by the Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei. Dancers performed on a 30×30-metre canvas, filling it with a continuum of traces, lines and loops with black, yellow, red and blue paints on their backs and feet and by using specially designed mitten-brushes. As a result they created an abstract calligraphic work of art. Shen Wei was also a choreographer for the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

[MoDa-A-0118]

Lille Wassale
Dance in OP
Silver print.
1979. US.
Private Collection.
MoDa_A-0010

92. Valentin Samarin
Dance.
Paris, 1983.
Toned gelatince silver print.

Russian-born Parisian photographer and artist. Valentin Samarin created a lengthly technique for printing photographsto obtain his special effects. Each photograph is unique. The photograph shows a fragment from Maurice Bejart’s creation during the performance Châtelet Theatre. Samarin’s first experience with dance was with Leonid Yakobson in St Petersburg 1974 (Leningrad).

[MoDa A-0092]

REFERENCE

featured photographers

Nina Alovert  – August Bert – Alfred Eberling – Alan Bergman – Angela Taylor – Eleni Leoussi – John Fenton – Mikhail Logvinov – Sasha Gussov – Baron Adolf de Maeyer – Richard Ovedon – Ani Leibovitz – fA – Manuel Vazon – Gordon – Erica Koch – Owen – Martin van Benadel – Alexander Kitayev – Valentin Perelmuter – Chezhin – Didier Pailages – Evfrosinia Lavruhina – Laurent Phillippe – Lyle Wessale – Bill Cooper –

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“… une sélection de ses innombrables photos de danse, incluant des clichés du Mariynsky à l’époque de Marius Petipa jusqu’aux performances d’aujourd’hui, comme celles de La Ribot. C’est une sorte de promenade apéritive dans une des collections les plus importantes du monde . . . “

by Sonia Schoonjans – “Ballet 2000” Journal, Milano

 

“…A selection of his countless dance photographs, including images from the Mariinsky during the era of Marius Petipa through to today’s performances, such as those by La Ribot. It is a kind of introductory stroll through one of the most important collections in the world…”
[Sonia Schoonjans “Ballet 2000”  Milano]

“… Подборка из его бесчисленных фотографий танца, включающая снимки Маиинского театра времён Мариуса Петипа и вплоть до современных выступлений, таких как перформансы Ла Рибо. Это своего рода вступительная прогулка по одной из самых значимых коллекций в мире …”
[Sonia Schoonjans “Ballet 2000”  Milano]

「……マリウス・プティパの時代のマリインスキー劇場の写真から、ラ・リボによる現代のパフォーマンスに至るまで、彼が撮影した無数の舞踊写真の中から厳選された作品群。世界でも最も重要なコレクションの一つを、前菜的に散策するような体験である……」もし、より学術的・詩的・シンプルな日本語表現をご希望でしたら、調整できます。

「……从马里乌斯·佩蒂帕时代的马林斯基剧院影像，到当代如拉·里博（La Ribot）的表演作品，这里精选了他无数舞蹈摄影作品中的一部分。这仿佛是一场前奏式的漫步，带领观者走进世界上最重要的收藏之一……」

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EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS:
among 30 exhibitions based on collection 8 exhibition reviewed on this web site for information purpose.
EX=6           “Last Supper for 1/100th of a Second” – exhibition of one picture – “picture in Focus” – by Alan Bergman New York 1979, Ballet Canadien Imperial with 12 fragments. exhibitions was held in Lonson Luke & A. Gallery of Modern Art.
EX=7           Icons of Maryinsky! Opening of new building and Gallery of Royal Opera House Covent Garden. 2000 London. 30 pictures of stars of Maryinsky. Received by 40,000 visitors and comments. In association with Victor Hochhauser impresario. Photographs from collection of the fund for the museum of dance photography. Photgraphs by Alexander Kitayev, Andrei CHezhin, Valentine Perelmuter, Nina Alovert. 
EX=8           Jon Fenton – Retrospective exhibition. 
EX=14          “Ballet Russes 1912…1914” Institute Courtauld, London. exhibition of 30 photogrsphs of Ballets Russes. Institute Courtauld, University of London, London.

EX=24        “Death of Erotic Dance in Europe” – festival of alternative and experimental dance. in association with New Style Media, London. Exhibition and publication after experimental festival of modern dance Les Antipodes, Brest, France. 

 

COMING EXHIBITION 2026-2027:

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COMING EXHIBITION 2026-2027:

EX=29          “Anna Pavlova in Boris Clusel Studio” – unique photograph of Anna Pavlova first published in album A DANCE {History of Dance Photography for 150 Years]. From Collection of Michel Kamidian (Paris).
EX=30         “Twelve Unique Photographs of Dance in the Collection” – through the history 150 years of dance photography.
EX=31         “Baron Adolf de Meyers – Nijinsky in Platinum”
[EX=32]         “non dance, installations, art vivant & conceptual photography”
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Nina Alovert – RETROSPECTIVE – St Petersburg-New York. Retrospective exhibition of Nina Alovert. dedicated to Mariynsky Ballet for more than 60 years. Traveling around the world and catching unforgetab;e moments of young talents becoming world stars. Photographs from the Collection of MoDa.

EXHIBITIONS of Rare Photogrpahs

featured dancers

Vaslav Nijinsky – Anna Pavlova – Tamara Karsavina – Bronislava Nijinskaya – Mata Hari – Vera Fokina – Mikhail Fokin – Frederic Forsythe – Yulia Makhaina – Mikhail Baryshnikov – Rudolf Nureev – Alexander Godunov – Maya Plisetskaya – Bianca Lee – Julia Makhalina – Maria Alexandrova – Diana Vishneva – Uliana Lopatkina – Farukh Ruzimatov – Altynai Asylmuratova – Nikolai Tsitskaridze – Jean-Claude Galotta – Lucie Noorman – Angela Linssen – Christophe Delachaux – Mathilde Altaraz – Deborah Salmirs – Mirijam Bems – Robert Seyfried – Zhanna Ayupova – Altynai Asylmuratova – Yulia Makhalina – Andris Liepa – Natalia Makarova – Alla Osipenko – Uliana Lopatkina – Mikhail Baryshnikov – Rudolf Nureyev – Corinne Duval-Métral – Bob Foltz – Louise Lecavallier –

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featured choreographers

Marius Petipas “Swan Lake”, “Nutcracker”, “Sleeping Beauty”  – “Riot of Spring” – “Les Biches” – Vaslav Nijinsky “L’Apre midi d’un faune”, “– Bronislava Nijinska  – Matt Eck – Michail Shemyakin – Carol Ermitage – Andrei Bartenev – Sergei Posohin – Binca Lee “Alarme” – Louise Lecavalier in “Infante, c’est destroy” –  Bianca Li in “Alarme” – Matthew Bourne “Swan Lake” – William Forsythe – Jean-Clode Galotta “Hommage à Yves P.” – Boris Eifman “Tchaikovsky” – Eduarde Lock “Infante, c’est destroy” – Michel Fokine “Schéhérazade”, “Le Pavillon d’Armide”, “Polovtsian Dances” (from Prince Igor), “Les Sylphides”, and “Cléopâtre”, “Le Festin”, “Dying Swan”, “Les Orientales”, “L’Oiseau de feu”, “Le Spectre de la rose”, “Petrushka”, “Sadko”, “Swan Lake” (revision) , ….. – Leonide Massine – “Ode” – Jean Coralli – Jules Perrot – Marius Petipa (revival), . . George Balanchine “The Gods Go A-Begging”, “Apollon musagète (Apollo)”, “Le Bal”, “La chatte”, “Prodigal Son”, “The Triumph of Neptune”, “Pastorale” – Serge Lifar “Renard” (revival) – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner choreographed by WIlliam Tuckett ——– 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Collectors of Ballet Russe
[in alpabethical order]

Nina Alovert [New York]
Alan Bergman [London / New-York]
Claudio Bernardo
Tony Candeloro [Rome]
Richard Copeman [London]
Monica Geesing [London]

William Forsythe
Michel Kamidian [Paris]
Rei Kawabata [Paris]
Andrei Labazov
Ludmila Lipskaya [London]
Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky [London]

Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky [London]
Sonia Schoonejans [Milan]
Marylu Sheehan [London]
Vivienne Westwood [London]
Sonja Wilde [London]
Michael Willson [London]
Alexander Barabanov [London]

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COLLECTION
96. Guy Delahaye
Hommage à Yves P.
France, 1983,
gelatine silver print.
Choreographed by Jean-Claude Galotta. Performed by Lucie Noorman, Angela Linssen, Christophe Delachaux, Mathilde Altaraz, Deborah Salmirs, Mirijam Bems, Robert Seyfried, Corinne Duval-Métral and Bob Foltz.
[published in the album-catalogue “A DANCE” – History of Dance Photography for 150 years]
Copyright © Guy Delahaye. Courtesy of Private Collectors.
 

COLLECTION
80. Nina Alovert
“Bird”
New York, 1997
Silver gelatin print.
Nina Alovert photographed Vladimir Malahov while walking with him on the Long Island. “Vladimir was in a black coat. When he stood on the stone at the edge of the ocean he looked like a bird – a symbol of flight and the mind’s desire – it was an eternity – i thought he would fly off at that moment.”
[Photograph of Vladimir Malahov. Author always called this  photograph – “Bird”. Published in the album-catalogue “A DANCE” – History of Dance Photography for 150 years]
Copyright © Nina Alover. Courtesy of Private Collectors.