Chao-Kang
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| Native title | Chao-Kang |
| Choreographer | Louis Henry |
| Music | Luigi Carlini |
| Premiere | 16 October 1834 |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Type | Ballet |
Chao-Kang is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1834 and performed in Paris during the Romantic period.
Background
[edit]The ballet Chao-Kang was presented by Louis Henry with music composed by Italian composer Luigi Carlini. Henry authored the work and developed the choreography.[1]
On 16 October 1834, Chao-Kang was premiered at the Théâtre Nautique, with Louis Henry in the title role and Madame Laurent as Chao-Kang's fiancée.[2] The cast also featured Louis Gosselin as Han-Tsou and Télémaque, a dancer, in the role of a young Mandarin.[3]
Plot
[edit]Chao-Kang follows the story of Chao Kang, the son of the dethroned Tai-kang of the Yu dynasty. After his mother, Empress Ming, escapes a massacre, she raises him in hiding as a shepherd boy. When his identity is discovered, the governor seeks to restore him to the throne. At 30, Chao Kang leads a successful conspiracy against the usurper and is crowned amidst the cheers of the people.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Gazette musicale de Paris. (1835). France: Gazette.
- ^ Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(still image) Costume de Mme. Laurent, rôle de la Fiancée, dans Chao-King. Ballet, (1834)". The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Chao-Kang - Spectacle - 1834. (n.d.). data.bnf.fr. https://data.bnf.fr/fr/ark:/12148/cb396847753
- ^ Interlude, & Interlude. (2019, January 17). Chinoiserie in Motion: Chao Kang. Interlude HK Limited. https://interlude.hk/chinoiserie-motion-chao-kang/