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Prokofiev deleted the religious element and played up the hero’s seven foolish neighbours who believe a so-called magic whip that can restore a person to life after killing them.\r\n\r\nThe ballet had a gestation period of five years from Prokofiev being commissioned to compose the score and the production was created by Mikhail Larionov and Thadée Slavinsky Anthony Parton described set as ‘a brilliant méange of [Russian] neoprimativism and cubo-futurism’ although there were some reservations as it was so busy that that the dancers themselves were not always clearly seen. Chout was first performed by the Ballets Russes on 17 May 1921 at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique, Paris and it remained in the company’s repertoire until 1924. The costumes executed by Maison Jove under the direction of Mme Bongard. \r\n","physicalDescription":"Three-part costume for a Buffoon in Larionov and Slavinsky's ballet Chout designed by Mikhail Larionov, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1921. Short sleeveless smock with stylised 'leaf' collar in reds, brown and black.  The upper white section is appliqued with dark green stripes, spots and loops and the dark green lower part with chrome yellow jagged shapes.\nWhite cotton undershirt with long red sleeves with white  spots and black cuffs edged with dogtooth pattern in orange on yellow ground.\nBaggy calf-length trousers, the right leg white with vertical yellow and scarlet stripes, the left leg chrome yellow with vermilion stripes  with a brown herring-bone pattern.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Mikhail Larionov","id":"A14315"},"association":{"text":"designers","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"felt","id":"AAT14107"},{"text":"wire","id":"AAT11063"}],"techniques":[{"text":"applique","id":"AAT53646"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[{"text":"Dance","id":"THES252984"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Theatre costume","id":"THES268477"},{"text":"Folk Art","id":"THES49003"},{"text":"Costumes","id":"THES269529"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES366675"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES366675"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES366675"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Theatre costume","id":""}],[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}],[{"text":"Theatre costume","id":""}],[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}],[{"text":"Shirt","id":""}],[{"text":"Theatre costume","id":""}],[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}],[{"text":"Trousers","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1921","earliest":"1916-01-01","latest":"1925-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"78","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"trousers waist to ankle","note":""},{"dimension":"","value":"","unit":"","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"62","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"length collar to hem","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"78","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Witdthg from end of sleeve to ebnd of sleeve","note":""},{"dimension":"Circumference","value":"128","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"at hem of tunic","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"59.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"length of undershirt collar to hem","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"48.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"width across shoulders of undershirt","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"60","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"length sleeve of undershirt shoulder to wrist","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"18","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"width of cuff","note":""},{"dimension":"Circumference","value":"122","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"circumference of hem of undershirt","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"44.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"inside leg of trousers","note":""},{"dimension":"Circumference","value":"74","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"circumference of waist","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Owned by the Diaghilev and de Basil Foundation Ltd then purchased at Sotheby auction at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 19 December 1969 by B Milne. 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