Les Biches
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Les Biches is a 1924 neoclassical ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, noted for its modernist style and playful exploration of gender and social mores.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bronislava Nijinska
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Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balletsRussesProductionNumber | late Diaghilev period work ⓘ |
| choreographer | Bronislava Nijinska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographicApproach | abstract characterization rather than narrative plot ⓘ |
| choreographicStyle | sharp, architectural movement ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Marie Laurencin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ballet in one act ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hostess
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Les Biches (young women ensemble) NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Male Athletes ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 1920s Parisian society ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| medium | dance ⓘ |
| musicCatalogueNumber | FP 36 ⓘ |
| musicForm | orchestral suite ⓘ |
| notedFor |
modernist style
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playful exploration of gender and social mores ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | interwar period ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ernest Ansermet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1924-01-06 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | critical success at its premiere ⓘ |
| revivedBy |
Paris Opera Ballet
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Royal Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Marie Laurencin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary French salon ⓘ |
| structure | suite of dances ⓘ |
| style |
modernism
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neoclassicism ⓘ |
| theme |
exploration of gender roles
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flirtation and erotic play ⓘ social mores ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
The Darlings
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The Does NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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