The company, affectionately known to fans as "the Trocks," is an all-male ensemble that performs en travesti‹in drag‹and en pointe. The dancers who make up the company‹performing under such punning French and Russian names as Doris Vidanya‹come from professional dance companies all over the world.

Les Ballets Trockadero's first performances were in 1974 in an off-off-off Broadway loft run by the West Side Discussion Group, and, despite the spoofing nature of the performance, New Yorker critic Arlene Croce wrote a thoughtful and appreciative critical response that eventually led to more mainstream success. The company has since toured c