Afternoon of a Faun

Afternoon of a Faun

L'après-midi d'un faune (or The Afternoon of a Faun) may refer to the following:
*"Afternoon of a Faun (poem)", poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
*"Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" (or "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun"), composition by Claude Debussy, inspired by Mallarmé's poem
*"Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)", ballet by Vaslav Nijinsky, which uses Debussy's music and was also inspired by Mallarmé
*"Afternoon of a Faun (Robbins)", ballet by Jerome Robbins to Debussy's music
*"Afternoon of a Faun (Rushton)", ballet by Tim Rushton to Debussy's music made on Johan Kobborg


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  • Afternoon of a Faun (Rushton) — Afternoon of a Faun is a ballet made by Danish Dance Theatre balletmaster Tim Rushton on Johan Kobborg; principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, London; to Debussy s Prélude à l après midi d un faune . The premiere took place in February 2006 at New …   Wikipedia

  • Afternoon of a Faun (Robbins) — Afternoon of a Faun is a ballet made by Jerome Robbins, subsequently ballet master of New York City Ballet, to Debussy s Prélude à l après midi d un faune . The premiere took place May 14, 1953 at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, with… …   Wikipedia

  • Afternoon of a Faun (poem) — [ Édouard Manet.] L après midi d un faune (or The Afternoon of a Faun) is a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé.It is his best known work and a landmark in the history of symbolism in French literature.Initial versions of the poem were… …   Wikipedia

  • Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky) — The ballet L après midi d un faune (or The Afternoon of a Faun ) was choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for the Ballets Russes, and first performed in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on May 29, 1912. Nijinsky danced the main part himself. As its… …   Wikipedia

  • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun — (commonly known by its original French title, Prélude à l après midi d un faune ) is a musical composition for orchestra by Claude Debussy, approximately 10 minutes in duration. It was first performed in Paris on December 22, 1894 [… …   Wikipedia

  • Afternoon of a Faun, The. — See L Après midi d un Faune. * * * …   Universalium

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  • Marie Chouinard — Marie Chouinard, OC (born 14 May 1955) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director. Contents 1 Company Background 2 Performances and solo works 3 Choreography works …   Wikipedia

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