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JHan

(10,173 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:24 PM Oct 2018

"Petite Mort" - Netherlands Dance Theatre

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"Petite Mort" - Netherlands Dance Theatre (Original Post) JHan Oct 2018 OP

Thought so... flotsam Oct 2018 #1

Originally I included an article featuring The Australian Ballet but .. JHan Oct 2018 #2

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

1. Thought so...

Reply to JHan (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:15 PM

Oct 2018

La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ], the little death) is an expression which means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of orgasm as likened to death."[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_petite_mort

JHan

(10,173 posts)

2. Originally I included an article featuring The Australian Ballet but ..

Reply to flotsam (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:53 PM

Oct 2018

I can't find them performing it.

"Jiří Kylián created Petite Mort for the Nederlands Dans Theater in 1991, and it’s been popular ever since. Petite mort, translated from French, means “little death”, and is generally used as a euphemism for orgasm. Kylián’s Petite Mort plays on this meaning with subtle sexual symbolism."

https://australianballet.com.au/behind-ballet/la-petite-mort-the-little-death

I think Kylian managed to blend both sexual and psychological symbolism, it's powerful choreography.

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