DECORS ET COSTUMES
" I consider that for a marriage or for a job(business) fifteen years are enough. Our drama today is the monovalence. We become a specialist and we are condemned to make the same thing all its life. " A.M.Cassandre
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
Gouache, 1948
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
Gouache, 1948
Le Survivant
Gouache, Maquette, René, Acte 1, Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Avril 1943.
Le Survivant
Gouache, Maquette, René, Acte 3, Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Avril 1943.
Le Survivant
Gouache, Maquette, Marie, Acte 2, Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Avril 1943.
Le Chevalier et la Demoiselle
Gouache 1941, Théatre National de l'Opéra. Premier décor réalisé par A.M.Cassandre après son retour de la guerre. Réalisation qui lui permit de réaffirmer sa réputation.
Don Giovanni
Guache, « La rue » 1949. To maximize the limited space and functions of a bishopric courtyard, he designed and set up an outdoor stage. By drawing the background on a smaller scale to exaggerate perspective, he provided an effect to make the actors appear larger. Though the painting on the bottom of the grayish-green drop curtain was covered by the set, it would be shown in between scenes to provide a certain flow to give the entire play unity. A difference between day and night was created by changing positions of suspended items and lighting for the drop curtain. For this design, A.M.Cassandre was awarded a « Legion d’Honneur » medal and established his reputation as a stage designer.
Don Giovanni
Guache, « Le Casinetto » 1949
Don Giovanni
Costume de Donna Elvira, 1949
Don Giovanni
Costume de Don Giovanni, Juillet 1949
Don Giovanni
Costume le Porello, 1949
Don Giovanni
Costume le commandant, 1949
Don Giovanni
Costume du servant et de la Paysanne, 1949
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, La Femme en Rouge, pour la Bayerische Staatsoper, München, Mars 1952
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, Les Dames de là-Bas, 1952
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, L’Absente 1952
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, L'Homme 1952
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, Les Autres, 1952
Weg Zum Licht
Gouache, maquette, L’Etranger, 1952
Faust
la rue, 1948 ( jamais joué)
Faust
Pour l’Opéra, l'église, 1948 ( jamais joué)
Phèdre
Tempera, pour la Comédie-Française, 1959.
To design this stage, A.M.Cassandre struggled to pursue his concept of the « all-purpose palace « ; with one stage set, scenes are to be separated by changing the level of the drop curtain and small details, to raise the abstractness of the space and to enhance the essence of the play.
To design this stage, A.M.Cassandre struggled to pursue his concept of the « all-purpose palace « ; with one stage set, scenes are to be separated by changing the level of the drop curtain and small details, to raise the abstractness of the space and to enhance the essence of the play.
Phèdre
Gouache, maquette, 1959
Phèdre
Gouache, maquette, 1959
Phèdre
Gouache, maquette, 1959
Phèdre
Gouache, maquette, 1959
Othello
Pour la Comédie-Française, 1950.In this play, A.M.Cassandre did not choose traditional Elizabethan costumes from Shakespeare’s area. Instead, he followed the script faithfully, and created a dynamic Venitian atmosphere on stage. Because this play was a noble tragedy, somme said his set lacked of a certain dignity.
De Fil en Etoile
Brochure pour Gala, Spectacle au Music-Hall de l’Empire, Paris, Juillet 1954. A limited edition of 4 000 copies was printed
AUBADE
Gouache Ballet Russe de Monté-Carlo, 1934
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