Ballet

Parade

Parade is a ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Erik Satie, first performed in 1917. Parade is a ballet choreographed by Leonide Massine, with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau.

Parade
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Choreography
Léonide Massine
Music
Erik Satie
Premiere
1917
First performed at
Théâtre du Châtelet

About the work

Parade is a ballet choreographed by Leonide Massine, with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau. The ballet was composed in 1916–17 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Parade (ballet)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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