Parade is a one act ballet composed between 1916 and 1917 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, choreographed by Leonide Massine to music by Erik Satie with a scenario by Jean Cocteau. It premiered on May 18, 1917 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris with costumes and sets designed by Pablo Picasso and the orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet. The collaboration between Cocteau, Satie, Picasso and Massine made the ballet an early landmark of modernist stage design.
Facts
Year Created Commissioned BySergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1 Connections
Associated With
Pablo Picasso, Artists Picasso designed the Cubist sets and costumes for this Ballets Russes production.
Diaghilev produced the ballet through his Ballets Russes company.
In Form
One-act ballet by the Ballets Russes (1917).
In Movement
Picasso's Cubist sets and costumes brought Cubism to the stage in this 1917 Ballets Russes production.
Sources
1. Parade (ballet) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph, sentence 2
The ballet premiered on Friday, May 18, 1917, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with costumes and sets designed by Pablo Picasso, choreography by Léonide Massine (who danced), and the orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet.
Lead paragraph, sentence 1
Parade is a ballet choreographed by Leonide Massine, with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau.
Lead paragraph, sentence 3
The ballet premiered on Friday, May 18, 1917, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with costumes and sets designed by Pablo Picasso, choreography by Léonide Massine (who danced), and the orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet.
Lead paragraph, sentence 2 (composed for Diaghilev)
The ballet was composed in 1916-17 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
Genre reference
Parade is a one act ballet composed between 1916 and 1917 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, choreographed by Leonide Massine to music by Erik Satie with a scenario by Jean Cocteau.
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