| Stücktitel |
L’Après-Midi d’un Faune |
| Alternativer Stücktitel |
Faun
(*Popularized title) |
| Schaffungsdatum |
[1912] 1912 |
| Erschaffer |
Nijinsky, Vaslav
|
| Assoziierte darstellende Künste |
Ballet |
| Figuren |
Faun ,
Nymphs Faun
|
| Handlung |
Sitting on a rock by the water, a faun watches a group of nymphs bathing. He accosts one of them, who escapes, leaving behind her veil. The faun returns to vhis rock with the veil, and lays down on it (with sexual overtones). |
| Referenzen |
International Encyclopedia of Dance
|
| Anmerkungen |
Set to Claude Debussy's musical piece "Prelude a l’Après-Midi d’un Faune." First performed in 1912 by Diaghliev's Ballets Russes, with Vaslav Nijinsky in the Faun role.
SFPALM
piece creator: Nijinsky function: choreographer |
| Stück veröffentlicht in |
International Encyclopedia of Dance |