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aestheticInspiration
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Mariinsky Theatre
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surface form:
Imperial Russian ballet
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aestheticInspiration
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St. Petersburg Mariinsky style
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associatedChoreographerBirthplace
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St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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associatedChoreographerNationality
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American
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associatedComposerNationality
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Russian
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balletCompanyAssociation
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New York City Ballet repertory
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belongsToTrilogy
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“Diamonds”
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jewels
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choreographer
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George Balanchine
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choreographicSchool
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Balanchine technique
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costumeColorTheme
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silver
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costumeColorTheme
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white
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costumeDesigner
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Karinska
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countryOfOrigin
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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creator
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George Balanchine
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firstPerformedBy
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New York City Ballet
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fullLengthContext
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third movement of the full-length ballet Jewels
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genre
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plotless ballet
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influencedBy
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Marius Petipa’s grand classical style
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instanceOf
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ballet
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instanceOf
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ballet movement
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languageOfTitle
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English
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movementNumber
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third
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musicBy
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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musicForm
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symphonic ballet
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musicFrom
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Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29
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musicGenre
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classical music
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musicPeriod
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Romanticism
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surface form:
Romantic era
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notableFeature
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features large corps de ballet
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notableFeature
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includes principal pas de deux
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notableFeature
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often performed as a standalone work
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originalBalletTitle
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“Diamonds”
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jewels
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originalCompanyDirector
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George Balanchine
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partOf
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Jewels
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positionInBallet
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final movement of Jewels
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precededBy
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Emeralds
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precededBy
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Rubies
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premiereCompany
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New York City Ballet
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premiereDate
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1967-04-13
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premiereLocation
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New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City
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repertoireStatus
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standard work in the repertory of major ballet companies
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setDesigner
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Peter Harvey
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structure
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grand classical ballet in the Petipa tradition
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style
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neoclassical ballet
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theme
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evocation of grandeur and purity associated with diamonds
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typicalCasting
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two principal dancers and corps de ballet
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typicalPerformanceContext
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performed both within Jewels and as a standalone piece
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