A Celebration of Russian Ballet

The Mariinsky Ballet is returning to the Royal Opera House for an exciting three-week season of spectacular ballets including: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, A Midsummer Nights Dream composed by German composer Mendelssohn and choreographed by the great Russo-American choreographer George Balanchine, a former principal dancer of Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes, and Cinderella composed by Sergei Prokofiev just to name a few.

The season begins on the 28^th of July and runs through until the 16^th August opening with one of the most admired 20^th century Russian ballets: Leonid Lavrovksy’s celebrated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet featuring Ulyana Lopatkina, prima ballerina at the Mariinsky Theatre and Daniil Korsuntser, principal dancer at the Royal Ballet.

In celebration of the Russian ballet tradition and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where costume designer Vin Burnham began her career, we are doing a special feature on our very own limited edition Odette and Odile costume maquettes from the Royal Ballet’s production of Swan Lake designed by Yolanda Sonnabend; a wonderful and most coveted collector’s item for any avid ballet fan.

Both maquettes are made up of a classic ‘plate’ tutu decorated with wing motifs which have been screen printed onto silk organza in silver ink, then beaded with the tiniest Swarovski crystals and stones, and embroidered with a combination of vintage and contemporary seed beads.

If you would like to see one of our costume miniatures up close, be sure to visit our ‘Queen of the Night', which is currently on display at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in their front of house showcase.

Make sure to buy tickets to this exciting summer event that is sure to delight!

Odette - Our 1/4 scale maquette of Yolanda Sonnabend's design from Swan Lake.
Photo by Richard Wilding
 

Odile - Our 1/4 scale maquette of Yolanda Sonnabend's design from Swan Lake.
Photo by Richard Wilding
 

Marianela Nunez, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, dancing the role of Odette - Royal Ballet

 Zenaida Yanowsky, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, dancing the role of Odile - Royal Ballet
 

Our 1/4 scale maquette of Odette - Swan Lake.
Photo by George Chinn

Our 1/4 scale maquette of Odile - Swan Lake.
Photo by George Chinn

The Mariinsky Ballet dance Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Soloist Oksana Skorik of the Mariinsky Ballet dancing the role of Odette and soloist Timur Askerov in the role of Prince Siegfried

Soloist Oksana Skorik of the Mariinsky Ballet dancing the role of Odile and soloist Timur Askerov in the role of Prince Siegfried

The Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.