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In what year was Aaron Copland awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music? 1945, 1957, 1949, 1952 |
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Which of these is not one of the three movements of the ballet Jewels? Sapphires, Emeralds, Diamonds, Rubies |
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Leon Barzin was which company's first music director? New York City Ballet, Scottish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet |
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Why did the Ballet Russes never perform in Russia? Disruption of the Revolution, Banned by government, There were no adequate venues, Didn't want to |
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Who choreographed Le Pavillon d'Armide (in ballet)? Sergei Diaghilev, Michel Fokine, Igor Stravinsky, Marius Petipa |
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In what year did Le Pavillion d'Armide first premiere (in ballet)? 1907, 1908, 1910s, 1909 |
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In 2011, a 30-second newsreel film of which Ballet Russes ballet was discovered? Le Corsaire, Giselle, La Bayadere, Les Sylphides |
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In which city did Sergei Diaghilev die (in ballet)? Venice, Marseilles, Zurich, Paris |
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Appointed in 2012, who is the director of the English National Ballet? Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Tamara Rojo, Elton John |
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Who painted Fire Bird Rehearsal? Edgar Degas, John Glembin, Pablo Picasso, John Asaro |
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The word balette was first used in the English language by whom in 1667? John Donne, John Keats, John Milton, John Dryden |
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The first descriptive ballet shown in London was The Tavern Bilkers. In what year? 1704, 1702, 1708, 1706 |
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What does Le Papillon ? the name of a ballet ? mean? Spider, Wasp, Butterfly, Ant |
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In what decade was Le Papillon released? 1860s, 1880s, 1870s, 1890s |
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The ballet Coppelia begins during a town festival to celebrate the arrival of a new what? A bell, A town hall, A mayor, Roof |
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Which ballet character is a hunter nymph loyal to Diana? Billy the Kid, Coppelia, Sylvia, Giselle |
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Found in the ballet Sylvia, who is the Greek god of love? Ares, Poseidon, Cupid, Eros |
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Adapted from a Shakespeare play, what is the title of this 1964 ballet ? The... Dance, Hope, Dream, Belief |
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Who composed the music for The Dream (in ballet)? Igor Stravinsky, Felix Mendelssohn, Leo Delibes, Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
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What is the largest of the four major ballet companies in the UK? The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre |