description Scènes de ballet Overview
“Scènes de Ballet,” choreographed by George Balanchine in 1947, is a vibrant and episodic work featuring five distinct vignettes set to music by Igor Stravinsky, showcasing diverse dance styles from Russian folk traditions to Parisian elegance.
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Who choreographed Scènes de ballet?
Frederick Ashton choreographed the ballet for the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1948. It is not George Balanchine's 1947 creation.
What music accompanies Scènes de ballet?
The work uses Igor Stravinsky's Scènes de ballet, a score originally commissioned for a Broadway revue. Ashton responded to its crisp structure with exact, geometric stage patterns.
Does Scènes de ballet tell a story?
No. It is an abstract classical ballet organized around a ballerina, a principal man, supporting men, and a female corps rather than narrative characters.
Why does the choreography look different from different seats?
Ashton designed formations whose lines and angles change according to the viewer's position in the theater. The work is often described as one of his most modernist ballets because geometry matters as much as character or atmosphere.
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