Les Présages

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Les Présages is a groundbreaking 1933 ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine that is often cited as one of the first symphonic ballets, set to Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

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instanceOf ballet
symphonic ballet
artForm dance
artisticMovement Ballets Russes tradition
linked to: Ballets Russes
associatedChoreographer Léonide Massine
balletType abstract ballet
basedOn Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
choreographer Léonide Massine
choreographyBy Léonide Massine
composerOfMusicUsed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
countryOfOrigin France
createdBy Léonide Massine
genre ballet
symphonic ballet
hasChoreographicStyle symphonic structure-driven choreography
hasInfluenceOn development of symphonic ballets in the 20th century
historicalSignificance early example of full-length abstract symphonic ballet
languageOfTitle French
medium stage work
music Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
musicBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
notableFor being among the first symphonic ballets
period 20th-century ballet
premiereDecade 1930s
premiereYear 1933
scoreType pre-existing symphonic score
structureBasedOn musical form of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
titleTranslation The Omens
usesExistingScore yes

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Léonide Massine notableWork Les Présages
Léonide Massine notableWork Les Présages
subject linked to: Massine