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Sibley was one of the Subjects of the Prince of the Pagodas in the 1958 Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House production. Photographs of the original 1957 production, including those in the V&amp;A Theatre and Performance department's Houston Rogers collection (reference: Houston Rogers 1265/2), record that the costume would have been worn with a mask, feather trimmed hat and stiff garters. \n\r\n<i>The Prince of the Pagodas</i> was first choreographed by John Cranko in 1957, with a specially commissioned score by Benjamin Britten. The plot combines elements of Shakespeare’s <i>King Lear</i> with more traditional fairy tale motifs and centres on an ageing ruler who divides his kingdom between his two daughters, Épine and Rose. The elder sister, Épine, receives the smaller share and in revenge turns her sister's suitor into a salamander. Rose must enter a magical world to find her Prince.\n\r\nKenneth MacMillan restaged the ballet in 1989, developing the plot with a scenario by writer Colin Thubron to root the fantastical narrative in the real world of human experience.\r\n","physicalDescription":"<b>S.471:1-2019: Bodice\r\n</b>\nClose fitting bodice in tones of cream, pale gold and lilac, with high, upright collar, long hanging outer sleeves and close-fitting inner sleeves.\r\n\nThe bodice of the jacket and the exterior of the outer sleeves are formed from a cream ribbed fabric, possibly silk or a synthetic imitation. The cream inner sleeves are long and narrow and finish at the wrist in an elasticised cuff. They rest against the interior of the outer sleeves, which are lined with pale lilac ribbed polyester. The outer sleeves are edged with a wide length of white, plastic-based material, moulded into tight loops.\n\nTwo pairs of oversized looped tassels (formed from the same material) are suspended from the base of each hanging sleeve, with a bow formed from black polyester crin, and white rosettes, used to add detailing at each elbow.\n\nThe centre front and centre back panels of the bodice are formed from a pale gold cotton velvet, which extends upwards at the rear to form a high upright collar. These central panels are framed by wide lengths of plastic based material, identical to that used to trim the sleeves, but black, rather than white. \n\r\nFurther detailing has been added to the centre front panel, which features a central vertical length of black silver velvet, framed between curving lines of black sequins. \r\n\nThe bodice also features a stiff collar, formed from curved, translucent panels of polyester crin. A gold metallic disc (resembling a brooch, but formed from crin) is positioned at the centre front of the collar. \n\r\nThe bodice fastens at the centre back with a vertical row of 12 pairs of metal hooks and eyes. It is not lined.\n\r\n<b>S.471:2-2019: Tights\r\n\n</b>Pair of long, plain, cream, knitted wool tights, with long loops of black elastic stitched to the front and rear interior. \r\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Heeley, Desmond","id":"A5772"},"association":{"text":"costume designers","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Gray, Scott","id":"A13427"},"association":{"text":"makers","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"metal","id":"AAT10900"},{"text":"crin","id":"x34771"},{"text":"wool","id":"x40131"},{"text":"polyester (textile)","id":"x40781"},{"text":"synthetic silk","id":"x30584"},{"text":"velvet","id":"AAT133711"},{"text":"sequins","id":"x30374"},{"text":"plastic","id":"AAT14570"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Synthetic silk, polyester, wool, velvet, plastic, crin, sequins and metal","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Dance","id":"THES252984"},{"text":"Costumes","id":"THES269529"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2019MH4221","2019MH4220"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES366806"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES366806"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}],[{"text":"bodice","id":"AAT209874"}],[{"text":"tights","id":"AAT209999"}],[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1958","earliest":"1958-01-01","latest":"1958-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"49.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (Collar to hem, front) ","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"55","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (Collar to hem, rear)","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"115","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (Outer sleeve, shoulder to cuff) ","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"62","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (Inner sleeve, shoulder to cuff)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"35","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (across shoulders)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"67","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bodice (interior waist, when measured flat)","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"112","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Tights, (waist to base of toe)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"28","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approximate","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Tights (across front waist)","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Maker’s label proper left interior of bodice, near fastening:\r\n‘Scott Gray / 8, MONMOUTH STREET W.C.2 / COVENT GARDEN 0607 / ACT I SIBLEY’\r\nPrinted and handwritten text.\r\n","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Handwritten annotation on labels."},{"content":"\r\nCotton tape label, interior waistband of the tights:\r\n‘SIBLEY, ACT 1”\r\n","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Handwritten annotation on labels."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Two-part costume, consisting of fitted bodice and cream wool tights. 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