205:, a dancer trained at the Vienna Opera Ballet who specialized in character and exotic roles. As James became head patron (without his money the ballet wouldn't have been able to run for its season), Losch became a head dancer and it was "her" ballet company. James, who received little admiration from Losch, hoped that he could gain her love by ensuring that direct relationship.
213:." Overall, most of the reviews were bad, and the ballet ended its season with no profit. Tensions between performers heightened, and the ballet needed to close. However, the ballet's end did bring about the start of the American Ballet, as Kirstein met Balanchine, and brought the choreographer to the United States.
189:, a dancer and a strong admirer of Balanchine, followed the collaborators from the Ballets Russes, and remained a great inspiration for Balanchine. At first afraid to not find funding, Kochno and Balanchine relied on a few contributions from friends, including
149:, which Balanchine used to create new works that were completely his own, set to music that no one had yet choreographed. The company ran for less than four weeks in 1933 and tailored itself to small, wealthy audiences in Paris (the
208:
When Les
Ballets opened, it found itself in the midst of mixed reviews. Some thought the company youthful, on account of Balanchine; others thought it extravagant. Even Kirstein was skeptical, as he decided that Balanchine was "no
261:. Kochno built elaborate decorations for the ballets. One critic described the magnitude of the art in a green dress in the ballet, which Losch wore, as having an “atmospheric beauty."
431:
310:
562:
350:
150:
72:
526:
516:
Menuhin, Diana. "Dance
Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research." jstor.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013.
384:
447:
557:
185:, for which Kochno had been the librettist and Balanchine the choreographer, until de Basil dismissed them both.
158:
296:
254:
421:. Ed. Selma J. Cohen. Oxford University Press, 2005. Wollman Library, Barnard College. Web. 11 July 2013.
242:
379:
174:
178:
161:, and in the programs of his later companies. Outside a theatre for Les Ballets, Balanchine first met
342:
230:
182:
300:
484:
157:), but despite its scale, it came out with works that Balanchine later used to instruct at his
276:
226:
146:
126:
62:
258:
222:
186:
162:
403:"Oxford Dictionary of Dance: Les Ballets 1933." Answers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 July 2013.
374:
332:
318:
272:
238:
138:
551:
358:
286:
210:
154:
81:
234:
198:
142:
116:
101:
58:
264:
Les
Ballets produced six new ballets, each with a score by a different composer:
322:
246:
202:
194:
190:
314:
250:
321:(Weill and Brecht's last collaboration); Losch performed as head dancer, and
299:) — Toumanova featured; most enduring of the company's ballets; in 1956, the
197:. Quickly, however, they found themselves in the hands of young and affable
362:
85:
354:
76:
527:"DANCE VIEW; Taking Fresh Stock of Les Ballets 1933,"
512:
510:
508:
349:
All the ballets premiered in early June 1933 at the
122:
112:
107:
97:
92:
68:
54:
46:
38:
30:
25:
20:
448:"Tilly Losch - Person - National Portrait Gallery"
502:(University of California Press, 1996), p. 142.
173:Kochno and Balanchine came directly out of the
257:, and designs were notable, with costumes by
8:
488:, "She chose to be a great fiddler’s moll"
17:
245:, and Betty Cuff. The popular singer was
419:The International Encyclopedia of Dance
396:
475:. New York: Random House, 1988. Print.
413:
411:
409:
7:
432:"René Blum: Life of a Dance Master,"
14:
471:Buckle, Richard; and John Taras.
417:Reynolds, Nancy. "Ballets 1933."
221:Dancers for Les Ballets included
279:; Losch performed as head dancer
473:George Balanchine Ballet Master
563:Ballets Russes and descendants
1:
175:Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo
385:Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
579:
357:, and in late June at the
351:Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
151:Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
73:Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
217:Notable figures and works
159:School of American Ballet
307:Les sept péchés capitaux
297:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
249:. Composers ranged from
500:Balanchine: a Biography
339:Les valses de Beethoven
123:Resident Choreographers
335:) — Toumanova featured
289:) — Toumanova featured
486:Sydney Morning Herald
380:Original Ballet Russe
311:The Seven Deadly Sins
303:company reproduced it
343:Ludwig van Beethoven
541:Taper, pp. 421-422.
243:Elizabeth Schooling
183:Colonel W. de Basil
26:General information
532:(August 19, 1990).
525:Kisselgoff, Anna.
430:Homans, Jennifer.
277:Pavel Tchelitchew
227:Tamara Tchinarova
147:George Balanchine
132:
131:
127:George Balanchine
113:Artistic Director
63:George Balanchine
570:
558:Ballet companies
542:
539:
533:
523:
517:
514:
503:
498:Taper, Bernard.
496:
490:
482:
476:
469:
463:
462:
460:
458:
444:
438:
428:
422:
415:
404:
401:
317:) — libretto by
275:) — lighting by
259:Barbara Karinska
223:Tamara Toumanova
187:Tamara Toumanova
163:Lincoln Kirstein
135:Les Ballets 1933
34:Les Ballets 1933
21:Les Ballets 1933
18:
578:
577:
573:
572:
571:
569:
568:
567:
548:
547:
546:
545:
540:
536:
524:
520:
515:
506:
497:
493:
483:
479:
470:
466:
456:
454:
446:
445:
441:
437:(July 8, 2011).
429:
425:
416:
407:
402:
398:
393:
371:
219:
171:
98:Company manager
80:
69:Principal venue
12:
11:
5:
576:
574:
566:
565:
560:
550:
549:
544:
543:
534:
530:New York Times
518:
504:
491:
477:
464:
452:www.npg.org.uk
439:
435:New York Times
423:
405:
395:
394:
392:
389:
388:
387:
382:
377:
375:Ballets Russes
370:
367:
347:
346:
336:
333:Darius Milhaud
326:
319:Bertolt Brecht
304:
290:
280:
273:Franz Schubert
239:Prudence Hyman
218:
215:
170:
167:
153:) and London (
139:ballet company
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
108:Artistic staff
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
90:
89:
70:
66:
65:
56:
52:
51:
50:September 1933
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
32:
28:
27:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
575:
564:
561:
559:
556:
555:
553:
538:
535:
531:
528:
522:
519:
513:
511:
509:
505:
501:
495:
492:
489:
487:
481:
478:
474:
468:
465:
453:
449:
443:
440:
436:
433:
427:
424:
420:
414:
412:
410:
406:
400:
397:
390:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
372:
368:
366:
364:
360:
359:Savoy Theatre
356:
352:
344:
340:
337:
334:
330:
327:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
305:
302:
298:
294:
291:
288:
287:Henri Sauguet
284:
281:
278:
274:
270:
267:
266:
265:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
216:
214:
212:
206:
204:
201:, husband of
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
168:
166:
164:
160:
156:
155:Savoy Theatre
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
106:
103:
100:
96:
91:
87:
83:
82:Savoy Theatre
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
24:
19:
16:
537:
529:
521:
499:
494:
485:
480:
472:
467:
457:December 27,
455:. Retrieved
451:
442:
434:
426:
418:
399:
348:
338:
328:
306:
292:
282:
268:
263:
235:Pearl Argyle
220:
207:
199:Edward James
172:
143:Boris Kochno
134:
133:
117:Boris Kochno
102:Edward James
93:Senior staff
59:Boris Kochno
39:Year founded
15:
323:Lotte Lenya
255:Tchaikovsky
247:Lotte Lenya
231:Diana Gould
203:Tilly Losch
195:Cole Porter
191:Coco Chanel
177:, owned by
141:started by
552:Categories
391:References
329:Les songes
315:Kurt Weill
293:Mozartiana
251:Kurt Weill
269:L'Errante
179:René Blum
369:See also
301:Danilova
55:Founders
169:History
363:London
283:Fastes
211:Fokine
137:was a
86:London
47:Closed
355:Paris
77:Paris
459:2017
325:sang
313:") (
193:and
181:and
145:and
61:and
42:1933
31:Name
253:to
237:,
554::
507:^
450:.
408:^
365:.
361:,
353:,
309:("
241:,
233:,
229:,
225:,
165:.
461:.
345:)
341:(
331:(
295:(
285:(
271:(
88:)
84:(
79:)
75:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.