The Flames of Paris

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The Flames of Paris is a Soviet-era ballet set during the French Revolution, renowned for its virtuosic choreography, dramatic crowd scenes, and prominent roles that have showcased star dancers like Ekaterina Maximova.

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instanceOf Soviet ballet
ballet
alsoKnownAs Les Flammes de Paris NERFINISHED
Plamya Parizha NERFINISHED
basedOn French revolutionary songs
events of the French Revolution
centralTheme revolution and liberation
choreographer Vasily Vainonen NERFINISHED
composer Boris Asafyev NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
era Soviet era
featuresCharacter Jeanne NERFINISHED
Marquis de Beauregard NERFINISHED
Mireille de Poitiers NERFINISHED
Philippe NERFINISHED
genre historical ballet
revolutionary ballet
hasRoleType heroic male lead roles
virtuosic female lead roles
includesMusic La Carmagnole NERFINISHED
Marseillaise NERFINISHED
Ça ira NERFINISHED
influencedBy Soviet revolutionary ideology
notableElement large-scale ensemble scenes
technical bravura variations
notableFor demanding solo roles
dramatic crowd scenes
virtuosic choreography
notablePerformanceBy Ekaterina Maximova NERFINISHED
Ivan Vasiliev NERFINISHED
Natalia Osipova NERFINISHED
Vladimir Vasiliev NERFINISHED
originalCompany Kirov Ballet NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Russian
premiereDate 1932
premierePlace Leningrad NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Kirov Theatre NERFINISHED
revivalChoreographer Alexei Ratmansky NERFINISHED
revivalCompany Bolshoi Ballet NERFINISHED
revivalPremiereDate 2008
setting French Revolution NERFINISHED
structure four acts
style Soviet heroic style
classical ballet
subjectMatter conflict between aristocracy and commoners
storming of the Tuileries Palace
timePeriodDepicted late 18th century

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Ekaterina Maximova notableWork The Flames of Paris