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Satire on Modern Dance
Also titled Satyre op de moderne dans
Siem van den Hoonaard (Rotterdam, 1900–1938)
1933
- Medium
- textile materials, tombac (alloy)
- Classification
- mask
- Dimensions
- height 32 cm x width 25 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Each side of this mask portrays a different expression. The dancer Gerie Folmer (1901-1983) wore it for her performance Satire on Modern Dance. Modern dance arose early in the 20th century and became so popular as an alternative to classical ballet that Folmer could poke fun at it. Theatrical masks, often made from papier maché, were commonly used. However, a metal dance mask, made by a goldsmith, is unique.
