The Moor

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The Moor is a central character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," portrayed as a flamboyant, exotic rival to the puppet Petrushka for the affections of the Ballerina.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Moor canonical 3
The Moor in Titus Andronicus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character ⓘ
character in Petrushka ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Petrushka ⓘ
appearsInGenre ballet ⓘ
artFormOfWork ballet ⓘ
associatedWithWorkPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
characterType exotic ⓘ
flamboyant ⓘ
competesForAffectionOf Ballerina (Petrushka) ⓘ
competesForAffectionWith Petrushka (character) ⓘ
linked to: Petrushka
composerOfWorkCreator Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
costumeStyle orientalist ⓘ
creator Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
emotionalTone brash ⓘ
self-confident ⓘ
firstPerformanceCityOfWork Paris ⓘ
firstPerformanceCompanyOfWork Ballets Russes ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocationOfWork Théâtre du Châtelet ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1911 ⓘ
hasSceneWith Ballerina (Petrushka) ⓘ
Petrushka (character) ⓘ
linked to: Petrushka

Showman (Petrushka) ⓘ
influencedByContext Russian folk culture ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental (no spoken dialogue) ⓘ
loveInterestOf Ballerina (Petrushka) ⓘ
medium stage performance ⓘ
narrativeFunction contrast to Petrushka’s vulnerability ⓘ
nationalityContextOfWork Russian ⓘ
originalProductionDesignerOfWork Alexandre Benois ⓘ
portrayedBy male dancer ⓘ
relatedWork Petrushka (ballet) ⓘ
linked to: Petrushka
rivalOf Petrushka (character) ⓘ
linked to: Petrushka
roleInNarrative antagonist to Petrushka ⓘ
romantic rival ⓘ
settingOfWork Shrovetide Fair ⓘ
linked to: Shrovetide
species human ⓘ
workChoreographer Michel Fokine ⓘ
workLibrettist Alexandre Benois ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petrushka → featuresCharacter → The Moor ⓘ
Moor → exampleInLiterature → The Moor in Titus Andronicus ⓘ
linked to: The Moor
Il Moro → hasMeaning → The Moor ⓘ