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Ballet, choreography. Marius Ivanovich Petipa ( Russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа ), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818 – 14 July [ O.S. 1 July] 1910), [1] was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history.
Apr 2, 2024 · Marius Petipa (born March 11, 1818, Marseille, France—died July 14 [July 1, Old Style], 1910, Gurzuf, Ukraine, Russian Empire) was a dancer and choreographer who worked for nearly 60 years at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and had a profound influence on modern classical Russian ballet.
Marius Petipa (1818–1910) was one of the most influential figures of classical ballet. His choreography forms the basis of The Royal Ballet’s productions of The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, La Bayadère and Coppélia, among others. Petipa was born in Marseilles.
About Petipa. Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa was born in Marseille, France on the 11th March 1818. His parents were Jean Antoine Petipa (1787-1855), a renowned Ballet Master and teacher, and Victorine Grasseau-Maurel (1794-1860), a tragic actress and drama teacher, both of whom were employed in Marseille at the time.
Mar 14, 2020 · A Ballet Biography: Marius Petipa’s Life and Work. by Lynn Matluck Brooks. The fact that renowned ballet master and choreographer Marius Petipa (1818–1910) has not, until now, been the subject of a full-fledged biography came as a shock to me. Well, not really.
Marius Ivanovich Petipa ( Russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа ), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818 – 14 July [ O.S. 1 July] 1910 ), was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
Marius Petipa Choreographer. Born. March 11, 1818. Died. July 14, 1910. Country. France. Son of Antoine Petipa, dancer, choreographer and teacher, both Marius and his elder brother, Lucien, were brought up to follow the same profession.
