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divertissement
[ dih-vur-tis-muhnt; French dee-ver-tees-mahn ]
noun
- a diversion or entertainment.
- Music. divertimento.
- a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
- a program consisting of such performances.
divertissement
/ dɪˈvɜːtɪsmənt; divɛrtismɑ̃ /
noun
- a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play
- music
- a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri
- a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc
- another word for divertimento
Word History and Origins
Origin of divertissement1
Word History and Origins
Origin of divertissement1
Example Sentences
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.
That was a complicated, omnibus production with a national political context — although our society's hunger for athletic divertissement, and its essential indifference to morality and child safety, are truly bipartisan sentiments.
The loveliest expression of these is in the second act, where the enchanted forest is replaced by a pure-dance divertissement.
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.
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.
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