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Ivan Valberkh
Ivan Ivanovich Valberkh (1766 - 1819) was a Russian ballet master, Choreography, choreographer and teacher. He was the first native born choreographer and ballet master of Russian ballet, Russian nationality. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Russian ballet scene was dominated by him and played a huge role in developing style of Russian ballet. He was fluent in French, Italian and German and knew history, philosophy and mythology. He performed 36 ballets and translated around 30 French plays. He championed the rights of Russian dancers and resented foreign interference. History He was born as Ivan Lesogorov on 14 July 1766 in Moscow, Russian Empire. He is also referred as Waldberg or Lessogorov-Wahlberg or Walberch. His father was a theater tailor and his great-grandfather was a captured Swedes, Swedish officer who earlier served in the army of Sweden during the reign of Charles XII of Sweden, King Charles XII and decided to stay in Russia. He studied at the St Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet Master
A ballet master (also balletmaster, ballet mistress, ''premier maître de ballet'' or ''premier maître de ballet en chef'') is an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company. In modern times, ballet masters are generally charged with teaching the daily company ballet class and rehearsing the dancers for both new and established ballets in the company's repertoire. The artistic director of a ballet company, whether a male or female, may also be called its ballet master. Historic use of gender marking in job titles in ballet (and live theatre) is being supplanted by gender-neutral language job titles regardless of an employee's gender (e.g. ''ballet master'' in lieu of ''ballet mistress'', ''wig master'' as an alternative to ''wig mistress''). History of the position Especially during the early centuries of ballet troupes and ballet companies from the 18th century until the early 20th century, the position of ''fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |