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25: 358:(1924), whose title means a cancelled performance. There was no recognizable classical dancing in this ballet, the cast of which included a fireman, an elegant lady, and nine men who at one point doffed their evening clothes to reveal their long underwear. The backdrop, designed by Picabia (who also wrote the scenario), consisted of row upon row of automobile headlamps, which were brightened and dimmed during the performance. 122: 334:. A photographer tries to take pictures, but out of his camera emerge an ostrich, a bathing beauty, and a lion; meanwhile, gramophones at either side of the stage comment ironically on the action in the fashion of a Greek chorus. The dancers were encased in elaborate costumes and masks that made it hard for them to hear the music which united the efforts of five members of 351:(1923). Its source, an African creation myth, was reflected in Milhaud's jazz score and Léger's designs, but most of the choreography was couched in the academic ballet technique. Börlin added a few original touches, however, such as the heron-dancers who moved on stilts. 311:(1921). The four-tiered stage was occupied by symbolic figures such as the black-robed Hours of the Night, the Moon, and her reflection. Dancers representing musical instruments ( 307:
Visual design was a strong element in the company's productions, sometimes overpowering the dancing. One of the most striking designs was created by Andrée Parr for
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Between 1920 and 1924, the ensemble performed 24 creative pieces, totaling 2,678 performances in 274 cities throughout twelve countries. The collaboration of the
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The company collaborated with some of the top creative talents in Paris for story creation, set design, and music composition. These included the poets
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playing chess, it culminated with the mock funeral of Börlin, which turns into a comic chase when the hearse runs away.
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Börlin's interest in primitive cultures, which was shared by many artists of the early 20th century, inspired
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Conceived by Cocteau as a satirical celebration of the bourgeois and the banal,
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between 1920 and 1925, rightfully earning the reputation as a "synthesis of
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The Ballets Suédois created pieces that negotiated new terms of the post-
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Dancing Machines: Choreographies of the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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The company's last production was the Dadaist ballet
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