Parade (ballet)

Parade
ChoreographerLéonide Massine
MusicErik Satie
PremiereMay 18, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-05-18)
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Original ballet companyBallets Russes
DesignPablo Picasso

Parade is a ballet choreographed by Leonide Massine, with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau. The ballet was composed in 1916–17 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The ballet premiered on Friday, May 18, 1917, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with costumes and sets designed by Pablo Picasso, choreography by Léonide Massine (who danced), and the orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet.