Chao-Kang
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| Native title | Chao-Kang |
| Choreographer | Louis Henry |
| Music | Luigi Carlini |
| Premiere | 16 October 1834 |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Type | Ballet |
Chao-Kang is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1834 and performed in Paris during the Romantic period.
Chao-Kang was directed by French choreographer Louis Henry with music arranged by Italian composer Luigi Carlini. Henry authored the work and developed the choreography.[1] The ballet, presented in three acts, was in the pantomime genre and concluded with an epilogue by Louis Henry.[2] Henry appears to have undertaken a detailed study of the customs and ways of life among China's people.[2]
On 16 October 1834, Chao-Kang was premiered at the Théâtre Nautique, with Louis Henry in the title role and Madame Laurent as Chao-Kang's fiancée.[3] The cast also featured Louis-François Gosselin as Han-Tsou and Télémaque, a dancer, in the role of a young Mandarin.[4] The set and costume design drew inspiration from Ancient China and the Xia dynasty, recognized as China's first recorded dynasty.