"L'après-midi d'un faune" is a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé. It describes the sensual experiences of a faun who has just woken up from his afternoon sleep and discusses his encounters w
Stéphane Mallarmé as a faun, cover of the literary magazine Les hommes d'aujourd'hui, 1887
The Afternoon of a Faun is a ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for the Ballets Russes, and was first performed in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on 29 May 1912. Nijinsky danced the main part h
L'après-midi d'un faune (poem)
…Boulez, with his hour-long solo soprano and orchestra piece Pli selon pli (1957–62). The poem also served basis for the ballets Afternoon of a Faun by Vaslav Nijinsky (1912), Jerome Robbins (1953) and Tim Rushton (2006). Debussy's orchestral work and Nijinsky's ballet would be of great significance in the development…
Programme illustration by Léon Bakst for the ballet
Menelaus intending to strike Helen is struck by her beauty instead. Louvre museum, Campana collection acquired 1861
A design by Léon Bakst for the stage setting
The Faun locks arms with the nymph