“La Valse”

E7647
ballet choreographic work

“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
La Valse 1
La Valse (Ravel waltz) 1
The Waltz 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
choreographic work ⓘ
artForm ballet ⓘ
dance ⓘ
associatedChoreographer George Balanchine ⓘ
associatedComposer Maurice Ravel ⓘ
basedOn “La Valse” self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La Valse (Ravel waltz)
choreographer George Balanchine ⓘ
composer Maurice Ravel ⓘ
costumeStyle evening gowns ⓘ
formal dress ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre dramatic ballet ⓘ
neoclassical ballet ⓘ
hasChoreographicFocus dramatic climax ⓘ
duets and trios ⓘ
group patterns ⓘ
hasMood darkly atmospheric ⓘ
ominous ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
hasTheme death ⓘ
decadence ⓘ
destruction ⓘ
fatal attraction ⓘ
glamour ⓘ
impending doom ⓘ
language non-verbal ⓘ
movementType waltz ⓘ
movementVocabulary classical ballet technique ⓘ
neoclassical style ⓘ
narrativeType symbolic ⓘ
notableFor complex ensemble choreography ⓘ
contrast between glamour and catastrophe ⓘ
integration of Ravel’s waltz with dark dramatic imagery ⓘ
psychological intensity ⓘ
originalMusicTitleLanguage French ⓘ
performanceMedium stage ⓘ
period 20th-century ballet repertoire ⓘ
premiereCompany New York City Ballet ⓘ
requires ballet company ⓘ
orchestra or recorded orchestral music ⓘ
setting ballroom ⓘ
elegant social gathering ⓘ
structure one-act ballet ⓘ
style abstract narrative ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
titleMeaning “La Valse” self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Waltz
usesMusic orchestral score ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

“La Valse” → basedOn → “La Valse” self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: La Valse
this entity surface form: La Valse (Ravel waltz)
Maurice Ravel → notableWork → “La Valse” ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Valse
“La Valse” → titleMeaning → “La Valse” self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: La Valse
this entity surface form: The Waltz