Los rusos, los ingleses y lo español: El sombrero de tres picos en el Londres de 1919

Translated title of the contribution: The Russians, the English, and Spanishness: The Three-Cornered Hat in the London of 1919

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Abstract

The first performance of The Three-Cornered Hat by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in London in July 1919 was met with near-unanimous approval in the popular and serious press alike. Critics recorded theatregoers’ enthusiasm not only for the dancing but also for Manuel de Falla’s music and Pablo Picasso’s designs, despite their avant-garde qualities. This article examines the composition of the audience that attended the performance, and studies questions of contemporary taste by means of a detailed analysis of 21 press reviews. On the basis of this data, it proposes an interpretation of the ballet’s relevance to the British public in the immediate aftermath of the First World War as an emblem of the spirit of lightness, order and optimism that had begun to pervade the country in the days following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Translated title of the contributionThe Russians, the English, and Spanishness: The Three-Cornered Hat in the London of 1919
Original languageSpanish
Title of host publicationRepensar El sombrero de tres picos cien años después
EditorsIdoia Murga Castro, Antonio Martín Moreno, Elena Torres Clemente
Place of PublicationGranada
PublisherEditorial Universidad de Granada
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 25 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Manuel de Falla
  • Pablo Picasso
  • critical reception
  • public taste
  • neoclassicism
  • Ballets Russes

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