Les noces

Les Noces
Stravinsky in 1920
Choreographed by	Bronislava Nijinska
Composed by	Igor Stravinsky
Libretto by	Igor Stravinsky
Based on	Russian wedding lyrics
Date of premiere	13 June 1923
Place of premiere	Théâtre Gaite-Lyrîqué Paris
Original ballet company	Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
Characters	Nastasia, the bride Fétis, the groom Their families and friends
Designs by	Natalia Goncharova
Setting	Peasant household in Russia Time immemorial
Genre	Modernism
Type	Modern

Les Noces (English: The Wedding) is a ballet in four scenes, originally for the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. The ballet was choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and the music and words were written by Igor Stravinsky. The music is written for voices, four pianos, and percussion.

The ballet was first presented on 13 June 1923 at the Théâtre Gaîte-Lyrîqué in Paris. The ballet is sometimes called a "dance cantata", and the music is sometimes performed as a concert piece.