Petrushka
1911
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1911
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Petrushka is a 1911 photographic by Bert, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A studio photograph from 1911 depicts Alexander Orlov performing the role of the Moor in *Petrushka*, a ballet produced by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes with choreography by Michel Fokine, music by Igor Stravinsky, and costume and set designs by Alexandre Benois. The image was later featured in the French magazine *Comoedia Illustré* on July 1, 1911.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Bert was the guy who followed the music right into the costume shop and never left.
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