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Boeotia was a area of ancient Greece centred on Thebes.\n\n<i>Narcisse</i>, described as a mythological poem in one act, was hurriedly mounted when Maurice Ravel had failed to complete the score for the proposed <i>Daphnis et Chloe</i>. Its subject matter was based on the story of Echo and Narcissus from <i>Metamorphosis</i> by Ovid. It focused on the beautiful Oread (mountain nymph), Echo, who fell in love with the strikingly handsome Boeotian hunter, Narcisse, a man obsessed by his own image. \r\n\r\n<i>Narcisse</i> was set in a verdant glade, complete with a shrine of Pomona and a glassy pool. After woodland creatures have frolicked, Boeotian peasants and bacchantes dance and make offerings to the gods, setting the scene for the main narrative. The group dances made up the first half of the ballet.\r\n\r\nIt appears that designer Léon Bakst repurposed his original set and costumes for <i>Daphnis et Chloe</i> but some were also re-used in the second work in 1912. <i>Narcisse</i> was first performed by the Ballets Russes on 29 April 1911 at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo. It continued in the repertoire until 1917 and was revived in 1923-25. \n\nThis costume was worn by Sumarokova but it is unclear which of the sisters, Anna and Lubov Sumarokova, wore it. Both danced with the Ballets Russes, 1915-1918, and during the period of the ballet's revival.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Costume for a Boeotian Girl in Fokine's ballet <i>Narcisse</i>, created for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1911. \n\n<b>S.607-1980</b>\nLong sleeveless Greek tunic in yellow cotton, stencilled with a leaf pattern in apple and emerald greens outlined in rust. The neckline has a band of red and appliquéd red and white checked ribbon is crossed over the bust. 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