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The first performance was given at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, in 1911.\r\n\r\n<i>Petrushka </i>was designer Alexandre Benois' most important production. The ballet was frequently revived and between 1911 and 1957 Benois redrew the sets and costumes for 14 different productions. He would often inscribe later designs with the names of the dancers who created the roles, and as his designs are similar in style they can be difficult to date. The majority of the original drawings were annotated and signed in Russian. Many of the later ones are inscribed in French. \r\n\r\nBenois probably made this design for a Street Dancer for the 1957 production at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.","physicalDescription":"Costume design by Alexandre Benois for the 'Street Dancer with Tambourine' in Mikhail Fokine's ballet <i>Petrushka</i>. Full length female figure wearing a dress with a fitted long-sleeved black bodice and a wide black skirt with a blue stripe, a ruched and gathered beige overskirt and a lace petticoat. She has lace-trimmed pantaloons and purple stockings and wears a blue hat decorated with a long red feather. Her left hand holds the edge of her overskirt, her right holds a tambourine above her head. 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