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Salome Dancing before Herod (French: Salomé dansant devant Hérode) is an oil painting produced in 1876 by the French Symbolist artist Gustave Moreau. The subject matter is taken from the New Testament, depicting Salome—the daughter of Herod II and Herodias—dancing before Herod Antipas. The work took Moreau seven years to paint. [1]
The Dance of the Seven Veils is the dance performed by Salome before King Herod Antipas in modern stage, literature, and visual arts. [2] It is an elaboration on the New Testament story of the Feast of Herod and the execution of John the Baptist , which refers to Salome dancing before the king, but does not give the dance a name.
She was known for dancing the part of Salome in various Paris productions, including in Richard Strauss's Salome (1907, dancing for singer Emmy Destinn), in Antoine Mariotte's opera Salomé (1910, dancing for singer Lucienne Bréval), and in Florent Schmitt's La tragédie de Salomé (1912).
The story focuses on an Egyptian dancing girl, Khamma, who gave herself as a sacrifice to the god Amun-Re. Khamma was much more ambitious than The Vision of Salome because Allan included other dancers all choreographed by her, a full symphony, and possibly singers. She began working in collaboration with Debussy in 1911 while continuing to ...
Salome, Where She Danced is a 1945 American Technicolor Western drama film, directed by Charles Lamont and starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a dancer in 19th-century Europe and the United States. It is loosely based on the story of Lola Montez. Choreography was by Lester Horton.
You're Gonna Dance With Me, Willie—Hazel Flagg, Willie and Company; Act II. Who Is the Bravest? -- University Glee Club; Dream Parade (ballet)-- Hazel Flagg and Company; Salome—Dancing Girls, Salome, Cowboy Singer and Cowboy Dancers; Everybody Loves To Take a Bow—Laura Carew, Mayor of New York and Men; Laura De Maupassant—Hazel Flagg
Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649). Salome (/ s ə ˈ l oʊ m i, ˈ s æ l ə m eɪ /; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), [1] also known as Salome III, [2] [note 1] was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias.
Following Hoffman's success, dancers as diverse as Eva Tanguay, Vera Olcott, Lotta Faust, Ruth St. Denis, La Sylphe, and Ada Overton Walker offered a burlesque Salome dance as part of the popular craze known as "Salomania." [11] Later in her career, she became manager and choreographer of the Gertrude Hoffmann Girls.