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Abraxas (ballet)

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character from a male role into a female one. In the ballet the female devil convinces Faust to sell his soul in exchange for sexual fulfillment and restoration of youth. However, after meeting the woman Marguerite, Faust falls in love and tears up his contract with the devil which ultimately leads
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in Munich, Germany on 6 June 1948 in a production using designs by Wolfgang Znamenacek. The ballet was controversial at its premiere due to its subject matter which some criticized as "obscene" and others as "demonic". It was banned by state censors after just five performances. However, the ballet
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legend. The original 1948 choreography for the ballet was created by Marcel Luipart, but elicited controversy and was banned after five performances by state censors. A subsequent version by choreographer
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in 1949, and her version of the ballet became a standard work in the German dance repertory. A third version by the choreographer Tom Schilling premiered at the
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became a standard part of the German dance repertory, and the work also was choreographed successfully by Tom Schilling.
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but which ultimately never made it to the stage. Heine's story is based on the
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in 1957 and was later staged a second time to positive reviews at the
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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia (July 6, 2024).
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ballet
libretto
Werner Egk
Faust
Janine Charrat
Bavarian State Opera
Prinzregententheater
Janine Charrat
Semperoper
Komische Oper Berlin
Heinrich Heine
Benjamin Lumley
Faust
Mephistopheles





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"Werner Egk"
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1948 ballet premieres
Works based on the Faust legend

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