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Bolero is a Cuban genre of song developed in the late 19th century.
Bolero may also refer to:
Music and dance
edit- Bolero (Spanish dance), a 3
4 dance that originated in Spain in the late 18th century - Boléro (Chopin), an 1834 piano work
- Boléro, an orchestral work by Maurice Ravel, originally commissioned as a ballet score by danseuse Ida Rubinstein which premiered in 1928
- Boléro, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska, designs by Alexandre Benois, Ida Rubinstein Ballet (Paris Opéra, 1928)
- Boléro, choreographed by Maurice Béjart, Ballet of the 20th Century (La Monnaie, 1961)
- B/olero, choreographed by Ohad Naharin, Batsheva Dance Company
Albums
edit- Boleros (Tete Montoliu album), 1977
- Bolero (Mr. Children album), 1997
- Boleros (Juan Gabriel album), 2010
- Bolero, an album by Stanley Jordan, 1994
- Bolero, an album by Isao Tomita, 2008
- Boléro (Larry Coryell album), 1981
- Boleros, an album by José Cura
- Bolero, an album by Raffaella Carrà, 1984
- Bolero (Haustor album), 1985
Songs
edit- "Bolero - A Peacock's Tale", an instrumental portion of the King Crimson song "Lizard" featured on the 1971 album of the same name
- "Bolero", a 1980s pop song by German singer Fancy
- "Bolero / Kiss the Baby Sky / Wasurenaide", a 2009 CD single by Tohoshinki
- "Bolero", a song composed and interpreted by Italian singer Claudio Baglioni
- "Beck's Bolero", a rock instrumental composition recorded by English guitarist Jeff Beck in 1966
Film
edit- Bolero (1934 film), a film starring George Raft and Carole Lombard
- Bolero (1942 film), a French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer
- Bolero (1984 film), a film directed by John Derek
- Bolero, a 1990 video-art film by Sabri Kaliç
- Bolero, a 1992 short animation film by Ivan Maximov
- Bolero, U.S. title of the 1981 French film Les Uns et les Autres
- The Bolero, a 1973 short documentary film
- Boléro (2024 film), a French biographical film directed by Anne Fontaine
Transportation
edit- Mahindra Bolero, a line of SUVs produced by Indian company Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
- SEAT Bolero, a concept car from SEAT, shown in 1998
- MS Bolero, a Romanian ferry in service 1996–2000
- Gin Bolero Plus, a South Korean paraglider design
Other uses
edit- Bolero jacket, a short jacket with long sleeves, also known as a "shrug"
- Bolero (horse), a dressage horse and notable sire
- Bolero, an Image Comics publication
- Bolero (magazine), published by Ringier in Switzerland
- Operation Bolero, codename for the World War II American troop buildup in the United Kingdom in preparation for D-Day
See also
edit- Balero, a cup-and-ball game