Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Balanchine, 1932)
A neoclassical ballet created for the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, set to Richard Strauss's Concert Suite and based on Molière's comédie-ballet.
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A neoclassical ballet created for the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, set to Richard Strauss's Concert Suite and based on Molière's comédie-ballet.
At the 1830 Shrovetide Fair in St. Petersburg, a Magician brings three puppets to life. Petrushka loves the Ballerina, who prefers the Moor. The Moor kills Petrushka after he challenges him, but the puppet's ghost returns to frighten the Magician. The four tableaux move from the fair to the puppets' rooms and back to the fair at evening.
A neoclassical ballet created for the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, set to Richard Strauss's Concert Suite and based on Molière's comédie-ballet.
At the 1830 Shrovetide Fair in St. Petersburg, a Magician brings three puppets to life. Petrushka loves the Ballerina, who prefers the Moor. The Moor kills Petrushka after he challenges him, but the puppet's ghost returns to frighten the Magician. The four tableaux move from the fair to the puppets' rooms and back to the fair at evening.