A new, charming pas de cinq opened the Act III divertissements, set to a passage of Tchaikovsky music that Petipa never used. |
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The existing Bournonville repertory ranges from full-scale story ballets to divertissements and small showpieces. |
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In 1814 he moved to Lyons and then to Vienna where he choreographed numerous ballets and divertissements. |
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It looked magnificent and was a suitable backdrop for the divertissements of the wedding celebrations. |
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But brevity is the soul of wit, and Lemoine's well-crafted divertissements have enchanted theatregoers for the past 22 years. |
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The popularity of the stage ballet intensified a vogue for social dancing and for the staging of private divertissements in the homes of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. |
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Finally we had divertissements from Napoli, a rarely-seen ballet here. |
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Gone were the jewel-like divertissements, the subtle layers of allegory, the sophisticated use of leitmotif, all replaced by bland pastiche. |
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