Gaîté Parisienne

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Gaîté Parisienne is a lively one-act ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach, celebrated for its colorful depiction of Parisian café society.

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Gaîté Parisienne canonical 3
Gaite Parisienne 1

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instanceOf ballet
one-act ballet
alsoKnownAs Gaite Parisienne
linked to: Gaîté Parisienne
basedOnMusicBy Jacques Offenbach
choreographer Léonide Massine
composerOfScore Jacques Offenbach
costumeDesigner (various productions; not fixed to one historical designer)
depicts 19th-century Parisian nightlife
café and ballroom scenes
genre comic ballet
romantic ballet
hasAdaptation television and film versions of the ballet
hasChoreographicStyle character dance
classical ballet with theatrical elements
hasRecording orchestral suites recorded by major symphony orchestras
influenced later comic and character ballets
languageOfTitle French
musicArrangedBy Manuel Rosenthal
musicType orchestral arrangement of Offenbach operetta excerpts
notableCharacter The Baron
The Duke
The Flower Girl
The General
The Peruvian
notableFor colorful costumes
lively ensemble choreography
use of Offenbach can-cans and waltzes
numberOfActs 1
originalCompany Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
originalMedium stage ballet
period 20th-century ballet
premiereCompany Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
premiereDate 1938
premierePlace Monte Carlo
setting Paris
Parisian café society
structure series of character dances
style light-hearted
vivacious
titleMeaning Parisian Gaiety
typicalDuration approximately 35–40 minutes

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Léonide Massine notableWork Gaîté Parisienne
Léonide Massine notableWork Gaîté Parisienne
subject linked to: Massine
Gaîté Parisienne alsoKnownAs Gaite Parisienne
linked to: Gaîté Parisienne
Tatiana Riabouchinska performedIn Gaîté Parisienne