divertissement
Americannoun
plural
divertissements-
a diversion or entertainment.
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Music. divertimento.
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a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
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a program consisting of such performances.
noun
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a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play
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music
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a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri
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a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc
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another word for divertimento
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Etymology
Origin of divertissement
1720–30; < French, equivalent to divertisse- (stem of divertir to divert ) + -ment -ment
Example Sentences
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Ratmansky’s inventiveness soars in the whimsical, enchanting “Namouna, A Grand Divertissement”; the painterly, emotional “Pictures at an Exhibition”; and the dark, enigmatic “Odessa,” set in the Ukrainian city after the Russian Revolution — a ballet that deserves a second life with careful coaching and a new cast.
From New York Times
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
From Washington Post
Jovani Furlan, who took over Ramasar’s role in the Divertissement after his injury, captured the seamless flow of the choreography in both his attentive, romantic partnering and noble dancing.
From New York Times
On Sunday, the season ended with Ramasar’s farewell performance, the luminous Divertissement pas de deux in Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opposite Sterling Hyltin.
From New York Times
In the Divertissement, she had a wistful mix of discernment and splendor as she danced with Veyette, a veteran looking better than he has in years.
From New York Times
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