Task: Explanation
Input (English): The Ballets Russes (] ) was an itinerant ballet company based in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Revolution disrupted society. After its initial Paris season, the company had no formal ties there. Question: Where was the ballet company based that first performed Petrushka? Answer: Paris
Output (English): The Ballets Russes   was an itinerant ballet company based in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America.