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Ritual, Symbolism,
and an Archaic
Depiction of Marriage
in Nijinska's Les Noces
SKYLAR SMITH
Bronislava Nijinska
•
Began as soloist in Diaghilev's Ballet Russes
•
In August 1915 moved to Kiev with husband
Alexander Kochetovsky
•
Joined St. Petersburg's Imperial Ballet School
•
After the Russian Revolution Nijinska opens School
of movement in 1917
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Background of Les Noces
•
While in Kiev Nijinska begins creation of
Les Noces
•
Les Noces or The Wedding
•
Companion Piece to Vaslav Nijinsky's Rite
of Spring
•
Created Six Years After the Russian
Revolution
•
Inspired by Marriage Laws and
Traditions
Costuming
•
Designed by Natalia
Goncharova
•
Long Braids
•
Peasant Women
•
Wealthier Men
•
Importance of the Red and
Blue Ribbon
Music
•
Music Composed by
Igor Stravinsky
•
Inspiration was taken from The
Russian Folklorist P.V.
Kireevsky's anthology of
folksongs
•
Product of the Russian Church
•
Music makes references to the
Virgin Mary and to Saints
•
Ritualistic Music
•
Words reflect fear of sexual
violence
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Choreographic
Symbolism
•
Opening pose
•
Braiding Motif in the first scene "Blessing of
the Bride"
•
The Bride's Chamber Scene
•
Blessing of Bridegroom
•
Braided Noose
•
Wedding Feast
Sections of
Les Noces
•
Consecration of the Bride
•
Consecration of the
Bridegroom
•
Departure of the Bride
•
The Wedding Feast
Lasting Impact
•
Ballet Russes first and only female
choreographer
•
Les Noces introduced the idea of
feminism to the ballet world
•
Use choreography to address
political issues
Excerpt from Les Noces
•
https://video-alexanderstreet-com.proxysru.klnpa.org/watch/les-noces
Conclusion
Works Cited
“Early Modern Ballet .” Dancing Women: Female Bodies on Stage, by Sally Banes, Routledge, London, 2006, pp. 108–122.
GARAFOLA, LYNN. “An Amazon of the Avant-Garde: Bronislava Nijinska in Revolutionary Russia.” Dance Research: The Journal of
the Society for Dance Research, vol. 29, no. 2, Edinburgh University Press, 2011, pp. 109–66, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41428397.
GARAFOLA, LYNN. “Crafted by Many Hands: Re-Reading Bronislava Nijinska’s ‘Early Memoirs.’” Dance Research: The Journal of the
Society for Dance Research, vol. 29, no. 1, Edinburgh University Press, 2011, pp. 1–18, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41428387.
Les Noces , Alexander Street , video-alexanderstreet-com.proxy-sru.klnpa.org/watch/les-noces. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
and an Archaic
Depiction of Marriage
in Nijinska's Les Noces
SKYLAR SMITH
Bronislava Nijinska
•
Began as soloist in Diaghilev's Ballet Russes
•
In August 1915 moved to Kiev with husband
Alexander Kochetovsky
•
Joined St. Petersburg's Imperial Ballet School
•
After the Russian Revolution Nijinska opens School
of movement in 1917
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Background of Les Noces
•
While in Kiev Nijinska begins creation of
Les Noces
•
Les Noces or The Wedding
•
Companion Piece to Vaslav Nijinsky's Rite
of Spring
•
Created Six Years After the Russian
Revolution
•
Inspired by Marriage Laws and
Traditions
Costuming
•
Designed by Natalia
Goncharova
•
Long Braids
•
Peasant Women
•
Wealthier Men
•
Importance of the Red and
Blue Ribbon
Music
•
Music Composed by
Igor Stravinsky
•
Inspiration was taken from The
Russian Folklorist P.V.
Kireevsky's anthology of
folksongs
•
Product of the Russian Church
•
Music makes references to the
Virgin Mary and to Saints
•
Ritualistic Music
•
Words reflect fear of sexual
violence
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Choreographic
Symbolism
•
Opening pose
•
Braiding Motif in the first scene "Blessing of
the Bride"
•
The Bride's Chamber Scene
•
Blessing of Bridegroom
•
Braided Noose
•
Wedding Feast
Sections of
Les Noces
•
Consecration of the Bride
•
Consecration of the
Bridegroom
•
Departure of the Bride
•
The Wedding Feast
Lasting Impact
•
Ballet Russes first and only female
choreographer
•
Les Noces introduced the idea of
feminism to the ballet world
•
Use choreography to address
political issues
Excerpt from Les Noces
•
https://video-alexanderstreet-com.proxysru.klnpa.org/watch/les-noces
Conclusion
Works Cited
“Early Modern Ballet .” Dancing Women: Female Bodies on Stage, by Sally Banes, Routledge, London, 2006, pp. 108–122.
GARAFOLA, LYNN. “An Amazon of the Avant-Garde: Bronislava Nijinska in Revolutionary Russia.” Dance Research: The Journal of
the Society for Dance Research, vol. 29, no. 2, Edinburgh University Press, 2011, pp. 109–66, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41428397.
GARAFOLA, LYNN. “Crafted by Many Hands: Re-Reading Bronislava Nijinska’s ‘Early Memoirs.’” Dance Research: The Journal of the
Society for Dance Research, vol. 29, no. 1, Edinburgh University Press, 2011, pp. 1–18, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41428387.
Les Noces , Alexander Street , video-alexanderstreet-com.proxy-sru.klnpa.org/watch/les-noces. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.