The Green Table
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The Green Table is a landmark 1932 anti-war ballet by choreographer Kurt Jooss that powerfully depicts the futility and brutality of war through expressionist dance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war work
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ballet ⓘ expressionist dance work ⓘ |
| awarded | first prize at 1932 Concours International de Chorégraphie ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Concours International de Chorégraphie first prize ⓘ |
| choreographer | Kurt Jooss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Fritz A. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Kurt Jooss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
civilian suffering in war
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diplomatic hypocrisy ⓘ execution by firing squad ⓘ refugees ⓘ soldiers in combat ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1932-07-03 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist ballet
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political ballet ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicReconstructionBy |
Anna Markard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jann Gallois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century political dance
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anti-war choreography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementStyle | German expressionist dance ⓘ |
| musicFor | piano and small ensemble ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Death
NERFINISHED
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The Old Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ The Partisan ⓘ The Profiteer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Standard Bearer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
recurring character of Death throughout all scenes
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strong anti-war message ⓘ use of masks for diplomats ⓘ |
| openingScene | diplomats negotiating around a green table ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Grüne Tisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | repertoire of the Kurt Jooss company ⓘ |
| performedBy |
American Ballet Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Ballets Jooss NERFINISHED ⓘ Joffrey Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ National Ballet of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | prelude to war and battlefield ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and eight scenes ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war
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brutality of war ⓘ death ⓘ futility of war ⓘ war ⓘ |
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