Home Archives Michael Peto collection Michael Peto collection - ballet An enthusiast of the ballet, many of Peto’s photographs preserve the quieter moments rather than the spectacle Scroll left Section menu Chevron pointing down Overview Collections Chevron pointing down Local history University NHS Tayside Special collections Oral history Photographs Teaching and research Projects and events Services People See more Scroll right On this page Chevron pointing down Ballet theme View all the themes under the Michael Peto collection. Gallery Thumbnail - Eric Bruhn & Nadia Nerina, Swan Lake, 1962 Woman in ballet dress bending backwards held by man bending over and holding her closely Gallery Thumbnail - Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev rehearsals, 1963 Interior space with large window and wooden floor. In the centre a woman is on her toes, leaning with one arm around a man who is holding her tightly. He wears dark top and leggings, while she wears a ballet dress with full net skirts that cover her body Gallery Thumbnail - Fredrick Ashton, 1962 Profile of man in dark suit in a dark interior. He is looking down at sheet music and holds a cigarette in one hand Gallery Thumbnail - Ninette de Valois, 1961 Seated middle-aged female in dark clothes and pearl necklace. She is looking up to her right and holding a newspaper. Gallery Thumbnail - Monica Mason, ‘Rite of Spring’ 1962 Dark interior (stage). In the centre is a female dancer leaping, Her body is arched backwards, making a U shape with her legs and head, her arms stretched and meeting in front of her Gallery Thumbnail - Dancers’ break, Granada TV, 1960 Interior with three young females seated on chairs in a group. They wear cardigans over leotards and ballet shoes. They are sipping from cups and their toes are pointed, resting on the floor. Gallery Thumbnail - Wardrobe department of the Festival Ballet, 1960 Room with tables and shelves. Tutus are hanging from the shelf and laying on a table. In the centre are two young women seated back to back at the tables, one holding a tape measure, the other leaning over a sewing machine. Gallery Thumbnail - ‘Scheherazade’. Festival Ballet, 1970 Line of females in Arabian costume, of headdress, tops and harem pants. They are dancing with arms outstretched in front and behind them, one leg raised Gallery Thumbnail - Children’s class, c1960 Room with mirrored wall, reflecting lady and three young girls dressed in leotards and ballet shoes. One girl is holding wooden bar along the front of the wall, watching the lady helping another child raise her leg correctly Gallery Thumbnail - Unidentified dancer. nd Dark background, with female dancer leaping, legs and arms outstretched. She is wearing a ballet dress with full net skirts. Gallery Thumbnail - Unkown in Coppelia, Festival Ballet, 1970 Female ballet dancer standing on tiptoe, leaning slightly to her left with arms held upwards. She is dressed in a high hat and a netted gown hanging from her shoulders. Gallery Thumbnail - Dancer resting, nd Soft focus shot of female ballet dancer leaning against a wall, bending forward with her head down and hands holding her legs below the knee. Gallery Thumbnail - Ballet rehearsal, nd Large room with big windows, wooden floor and strip lights on high ceiling. Around the room are male and female dancers in leotards and sweatpants. Two are in a half handstand, their legs held by a partner. In the foreground a female stands with one leg pointed Gallery Thumbnail - Kenneth MacMillan, rehearsal studio, 1960s Rehearsal room, with two seated men in suits looking at documents. Facing them, talking, sits a man in sweatpants and sweatshirt. Between them stands a young ballerina in leotard and cardigan. Gallery Thumbnail - Unidentified production and dancers, nd Female dancer on points, one leg raised behind her, held at arms length by male dancer in knights costume Gallery Thumbnail - Scene from Piege de Lumiere, 1970 Dark stage setting with two dancers in body stocking and insect-like masks holding up another dancer, dressed similarly but with long cloak stretched out behind them all. Explore the Michael Peto collection Overview Occupations Politics Ballet Art and literature Everyday life Music Sport and leisure Film and theatre