Les Noces

ballet by Nijinska

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In dance: Innovations in the 20th century
In her ballet Les Noces (1923; “The Wedding”), which took its theme from the marriage ceremonies of Russian peasants, Nijinska created a stark and heavily weighted style of movement. There were few elevations, and the dancers were frequently crouched or bent over, with their heads hanging low to…
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