Les Noces
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Les Noces is a groundbreaking early 20th-century ballet set to Igor Stravinsky’s choral score, renowned for its stark, ritualistic depiction of a Russian peasant wedding and its innovative, geometric choreography.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ballet ⓘ |
| artisticDirectorAtPremiere | Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balletCompanyAssociated | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russian folk wedding texts ⓘ |
| choreographer | Bronislava Nijinska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1914–1923 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts |
community participation in marriage rites
ⓘ
wedding rituals ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
choral ballet ⓘ modernist music ⓘ |
| hasChoralText | Old Russian and folk-inspired verses ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century ballet
ⓘ
neoclassical ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex rhythmic structures
ⓘ
innovative use of percussion and pianos instead of full orchestra ⓘ stark, ritualistic depiction of marriage ⓘ |
| numberOfTableaux | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestrationType | percussion, pianos, and voices ⓘ |
| originalChoreographyBy | Bronislava Nijinska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCostumeDesigner | Natalia Goncharova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDesignsBy | Natalia Goncharova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSetDesigner | Natalia Goncharova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1923-06-13 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneTitle |
The Blessing of the Bride
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Blessing of the Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Departure of the Bride NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wedding Feast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
four pianos
ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ percussion ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| setting | rural Russia ⓘ |
| structure | four scenes ⓘ |
| style |
austere
ⓘ
geometric choreography ⓘ ritualistic ⓘ |
| subject | Russian peasant wedding ⓘ |
| title | Les Noces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Wedding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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