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Parade

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*Parade*, choreographed by Jean Cocteau with music by Igor Stravinsky, is a groundbreaking ballet from 1917. It portrays the marriage of an officer to a ballerina within the context of a Parisian military parade. The work’s innovative use of jazz rhythms and lavish, modern sets – reflecting the city's vibrancy – established new standards for theatrical dance. *Parade* remains significant for its avant-garde approach and influence on 20th-century ballet, appealing to dance historians and enthusiasts interested in early modernist performance.

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Is Parade about a Russian officer's wedding?

No. Parade is about a group of fairground and music-hall performers trying to lure the public into seeing their show.

Who created the 1917 ballet Parade?

Parade was choreographed by Leonide Massine for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Erik Satie wrote the music, Jean Cocteau wrote the scenario, and Pablo Picasso designed the sets and costumes.

Why is Picasso's work on Parade famous?

Picasso created Cubist-influenced costumes and stage designs for the 1917 production. Some of the cardboard-like manager costumes sharply restricted the dancers' movement, which became part of the ballet's modernist shock.

What is Parade's link to surrealism?

Guillaume Apollinaire used the phrase a kind of surrealism in connection with Parade in 1917. That wording appeared before Surrealism became a formal art movement in the 1920s.

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