thewinelake Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Probably a silly question(!) but has anyone ever staged a ballet in black & white - so all colour is removed from costumes and makeup etc? Even if it’s a bit like The Wizard of Oz, where a later act is in colour... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBillyBob Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I'd be interested to know this too. I'm in a drama group and have always wanted to stage a play, maybe Brief Encounter or something, in proper black and white! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, BristolBillyBob said: I'd be interested to know this too. I'm in a drama group and have always wanted to stage a play, maybe Brief Encounter or something, in proper black and white! Oh, that would be great! Just thinking that Nutcracker would work with this trick. B&W while she’s not dreaming... Edited February 21, 2018 by thewinelake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Is black essential? If not, I offer Ashton's Monotones I & II and Balanchine's Apollo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ian Macmillan said: Is black essential? If not, I offer Ashton's Monotones I & II and Balanchine's Apollo. Monotones I is green (ish) As I recall how about Suite en blanc. I don’t recall much colour beyond the dancer’s rosy cheeks and lips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Well, thewinelake did specify colour being removed from the makeup ... which makes the question rather tougher to answer. Otherwise you could have loads of Balanchine ballets, for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMC Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Can't think of a ballet but have seen two - wonderful - productions of the musical City of Angels where they swap between black & white / colour scenes and is incredibly effective and very entertaining to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 What about Lander's Etudes? I seem to recall the dancers in either all white or all black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 OK - ditch the white and, improbable as it may seem, here's an all black costume for a piece named "Snow." https://www.antikbar.co.uk/original_vintage_posters/advertising_posters/neiges_marguerite_jamois/PA1656/ A random find on Twitter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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