“Chaconne”

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ballet neoclassical ballet

“Chaconne” is a neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine, set to music by Christoph Willibald Gluck and known for its elegant, courtly style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
neoclassical ballet ⓘ
associatedWith George Balanchine repertory ⓘ
Gluck ballets ⓘ
balletType abstract ballet ⓘ
basedOnMusicFrom Orphée et Eurydice ⓘ
surface form: Orfeo ed Euridice
choreographedIn 1976 ⓘ
choreographer George Balanchine ⓘ
choreographyStyle Balanchine neoclassicism ⓘ
company New York City Ballet ⓘ
composer Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ
costumeStyle classical ⓘ
court-inspired ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdFor New York City Ballet ⓘ
features corps de ballet ⓘ
ensemble dances ⓘ
pas de deux ⓘ
principal couple ⓘ
genre neoclassical ballet ⓘ
hasChoreographer George Balanchine ⓘ
hasComposer Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage French ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementVocabulary classical ballet technique ⓘ
neoclassical ballet technique ⓘ
musicBy Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ
musicGenre opera ballet music ⓘ
notableFor clarity of form ⓘ
courtly atmosphere ⓘ
musicality ⓘ
originalCompany New York City Ballet ⓘ
performanceVenueAtPremiere New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
premiereCity New York City ⓘ
premiereCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
premieredAt New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York State Theater
premiereDate 1976-01-31 ⓘ
premieredWithCompany New York City Ballet ⓘ
premiereYear 1976 ⓘ
repertoryOf New York City Ballet ⓘ
setting non-narrative ⓘ
structure plotless ballet ⓘ
two-part ballet ⓘ
style courtly ⓘ
elegant ⓘ
titleMeaning chaconne ⓘ
usesMusicFrom Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music ⓘ

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