His view of an arranged peasant wedding is more literal.

But the Joffrey also contributes a generalized human dimension within this danced cantata about a Russian peasant wedding that is unmatched.

And a peasant wedding near the end provides a touching signal of affection for the dance's closing moment.

Nor has the subject, a Russian peasant wedding, seemed of relevance to the machine age.

"Re nard" revived an old form of Russian political street theater; "Les Noces" re-enacted a traditional peasant wedding.

"Les Noces" still evokes a Russian peasant wedding.

With music by Igor Stravinsky, the ballet tells the story of a Russian peasant wedding during czarist times.

And ordinary good sense acknowledges her general point: the Nuremberg-style rally is not a peasant wedding, and the maypole is not the lynching tree.

Ms. Ansanelli contributed her star presence as the bride in the Russian peasant wedding of "Les Noces."

The cast of 27, whose youngest member is 4 years old, enacts scenes ranging from a peasant wedding to an elaborate funeral procession trailed by the audience.