auto-ballet - meaning and definition. What is auto-ballet
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1924 FILM
Ballet Mechanique; Ballet mecanique; Ballet mechanique; Ballet mécanique; Ballet Mecanique; Ballet Mécanique (composition)

auto-ballet      
The dance done in heavy traffic by cars competing for lane spots and exit ramps.
After witnessing a dangerously complex auto-ballet, Ed took the next exit to wait for traffic to subside.
Ballet (music)         
MUSICAL FORM
Ballet music; Ballet composers
Ballet as a music form progressed from simply a complement to dance, to a concrete compositional form that often had as much value as the dance that went along with it. The dance form, originating in France during the 17th century, began as a theatrical dance.
Ballet Mécanique         
Ballet Mécanique (1923–24) is a Dadaist post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy (with cinematographic input from Man Ray).Chilvers, Ian & Glaves-Smith, John eds.

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Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique (1923–24) is a Dadaist post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy (with cinematographic input from Man Ray). It has a musical score by the American composer George Antheil. However, the film premiered in a silent version on 24 September 1924 at the Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertechnik (International Exposition for New Theater Technique) in Vienna presented by Frederick Kiesler. It is considered one of the masterpieces of early experimental filmmaking.