Mexican ballet at opera house
Title
Mexican ballet at opera house
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00916
Description
Posters for Ballet Folklorico , performing at Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair) . “Like a living travel folder with an irresistible come-hither look , the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico opened its World’s Fair engagement last night at the Opera House before a cheering audience . By week’s end , it may very well spark a tourist boom for the land of the sun . The company of 75 muchachas and jovenes (you see , I’m indoctrinated already) danced , sang and played its way into the hearts of a houseful of admirers in its first Seattle performance . It is an extraordinarily handsome , virile group , as long on smiles as it is on talent . In 11 dances , bridged without interruption by interludes of compelling instrumental and choral music , the ballet told a visual story of Mexico that ranged from the 13th Century Aztecs to a present-day Christmas festival in Jalisco.” (Louis R . Guzzo , Seattle Times , August 28 , 1962 , p . 19.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Center Opera House Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Music-halls--Washington (State)--Seattle Centers for the performing arts--Washington (State)--Seattle Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Ballet Folklo?rico de Me?xico Mexico--Relations--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle (Wash.)--Relations--Mexico
Keywords
Opera House
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Date
1962-09-01
Decade
1960/1969
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Shows
Measurements
25.97 x 21.06 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 91,550,190 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-07-06
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