La belle excentrique (The Eccentric Beauty) is a dance suite for small orchestra by Erik Satie. A parody of music hall clichés, it was conceived as a choreographic stage work and by modern standards can be considered a ballet. Satie gave it the whimsical subtitle "fantaisie sérieuse" ("A Serious Fantasy"). It was premiered at the Théâtre du Colisée in Paris on June 14, 1921, conducted by Vladimir Golschmann. The composer later arranged it for piano duet.
| Original Name | La belle excentrique |
| Librettist | Jean Cocteau |
| Premiered | 1921, June 14th in Paris, France |
| Type | Ballet |
| Approx. duration | 10 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
- Duet ;
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
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