ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ ðæt ɡɹˈuːp ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn hiː wˈɜːkt ˌɔn dɪzˈaɪnɪŋ ðə kˈɔstuːmz ænd sˈɛts fɚɹə bælˈeɪ pɚfˈoːɹməns baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv “sˈɪks pˈɑːpjʊlɚ pˈeɪntɪŋz”, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɹˈæluː mˈænuː, hˌuːz mjˈuːzɪk wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd baɪ mˈɑːnoʊz hˌætsɪdˈækiz.
A year after that group retrospective in 1951 he worked on designing the costumes and sets for a ballet performance by the name of “Six Popular Paintings”, directed by Rallou Manou, whose music was composed by Manos Hatzidakis.