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Maria Bulanova (ballet Dancer)
Maria Andreevna Bulanova (born January 12, 2001, Saint Petersburg) is a Russian ballet dancer. She has been a soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet since 2019 and was nominated for the “ Golden Mask” national theatre award in 2022. Biography and career Bulanova was born in Saint Petersburg, and started her ballet training at the Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, under Vladislav Kuramshin. From 2008 to 2015 she performed in the academy's theatre troupe named “Choreographic miniatures”, and toured Russia and abroad. In 2011, Bulanova enrolled at the Vaganova Ballet Academy under Lyudmila Komolova. However, she left the academy after one term. Bulanova participated in the Youth America Grand Prix international ballet competitions in 2012 and 2013, and was a finalist in 2015, placing in the top 12 in the junior group. In 2015, Bulanova graduated from secondary school after passing her final examinations. That same year she returned to the Vaganova Ballet Academy, to join t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firebird
''The Firebird'' (; ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, who collaborated with Alexandre Benois and others on a scenario based on the Russian fairy tales of the Firebird (Slavic folklore), Firebird and the blessing and curse it possesses for its owner. It was first performed at the Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris on 25 June 1910 and was an immediate success, catapulting Stravinsky to international fame and leading to future Diaghilev–Stravinsky collaborations including ''Petrushka (ballet), Petrushka'' (1911) and ''The Rite of Spring'' (1913). ''The Firebird'' mortal and supernatural elements are distinguished with a system of leitmotifs placed in the harmony dubbed "leit-harmony". Stravinsky intentionally used many specialist techniques in the orchestra, including ''ponticello'', ''col legno'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pharaoh's Daughter
''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (; ), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Cesare Pugni. The libretto was a collaboration between Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Petipa from Théophile Gautier's ''Le Roman de la momie''. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 18 January (30 January) 1862, with the design by A. Roller, G. Wagner (scenery), Kelwer and Stolyakov (costumes). The principal dancers at the opening night were Carolina Rosati (Mummy/Aspicia), Nicholas Goltz (Pharaoh), Marius Petipa (Ta-Hor), Timofey Stoukolkin as John Bull, Lubov Radina (Ramzaya), Felix Kschessinskiy (King of Nubia), and Lev Ivanov (Fisherman). For Petipa it was the last role: he has finished his career as a dancer; he became ballet master. The Sergeyev Collection, which is part of the Harvard University Theatre Collection, contains choreographic notations of the Imperial Ballet's production of ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulcinella (ballet)
''Pulcinella'' is a 21-section ballet by Igor Stravinsky with arias for soprano, tenor and bass vocal soloists, and two sung trios. It is based on the 18th-century play ''Quatre Polichinelles semblables'', or ''Four similar Pulcinellas'', revolving around a stock character from ''commedia dell'arte''. The work premiered at the Paris Opera on 15 May 1920 under the baton of Ernest Ansermet. The central dancer, Léonide Massine, created both the libretto and the choreography, while Pablo Picasso designed the costumes and sets. The ballet was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev, impresario of the '' Ballets Russes''. A complete performance takes 35–40 minutes. Stravinsky revised the score in 1965. History Diaghilev wanted a ballet based on an early 18th-century ''commedia dell'arte'' libretto and music then believed to have been composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. This attribution has since been proved to be spurious. Some of the music may have been by Domenico Gallo, Unico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paquita
''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist. History ''Paquita'' is the creation of French composer Édouard Deldevez and Paris Opéra Ballet Master Joseph Mazilier. It was first presented at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera Ballet on 1 April 1846 and was retained in the repertory of the Opéra until 1851. In 1847, ''Paquita'' was staged for the first time in Russia for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg by Marius Petipa and Pierre-Frédéric Malavergne, being the first work ever staged by Petipa in Russia. In 1881, Petipa produced a revival of the ballet for which he added new pieces specially composed by Ludwig Minkus. This included the ''Paquita pas de trois'' for the first act and the ''Paquita grand pas classique'' and the ''Mazurka des enfants'' for the last act. Petipa's version of ''Paquita'' was retained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella (Prokofiev)
''Cinderella'' (, tr. ''Zolushka''; ) Op. 87, is a ballet composed by Sergei Prokofiev to a scenario by Nikolai Volkov. It is one of his most popular and melodious compositions, and has inspired a great many choreographers since its inception. The piece was composed between 1940 and 1944. Part way through writing it Prokofiev broke off to write his opera '' War and Peace''. The premiere of ''Cinderella'' was conducted by Yuri Fayer on 21 November, 1945, at the Bolshoi Theatre, with choreography by Rostislav Zakharov and Galina Ulanova in the title role. ''Cinderella'' is notable for its jubilant music, lush scenery, and for the comic double-roles of the stepmother and the two stepsisters (which can be performed in travesti), more mad than bad in this treatment. Story Act I Cinderella, a young woman whose domineering stepmother forces her to act as a servant in her own home, helps her stepmother and two stepsisters to prepare for the Spring Ball, at which it is rumoure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Karenina (Eifman Ballet)
''Anna Karenina'' is a ballet choreographed by Boris Eifman, based on the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Leo Tolstoy. The première took place in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, 2 April 2005. The music is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and includes excerpts from: * Symphony No. 2 in C minor ''Little Russian'', Op. 17 * ''The Tempest'' symphonic fantasy, Op. 18 * ''Francesca da Rimini'' symphonic fantasy, Op. 32 * '' Souvenir d'un lieu cher'', Op. 42 **Scherzo. Presto giocoso * Suite No. 1 in D major, Op. 43 **Andante sostenuto, moderato e con anima **Intermezzo: part 3. Andante semplice * Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 **Andante non troppo. Allegro moderato * Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55 * ''Manfred'' Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 * ''Hamlet'', overture-fantasy, Op. 67a * ''Souvenir de Florence'', string sextet in D minor, Op. 70 **Adagio cantabile e con moto * Symphony No. 6 in B minor ''Pathetique'', Op. 74 * ''The Voyevoda'' symphonic ballad, Op. 78 * ''Romeo and Juliet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Humpbacked Horse (ballet)
''The Little Humpbacked Horse, or The Tsar Maiden'' (a.k.a. ''Konyok Gorbunok ili Tsar-Devitsa'', or ''Le Petit cheval bossu, ou La Tsar-Demoiselle'') is a ballet in four acts and eight scenes with apotheosis. Story of the ballet The libretto is by Arthur Saint-Léon, based on the fairy tale ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' by Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, Pyotr Yershov. However, the choreographer substantially deviated from Yershov's original tale. The ballet shows how Ivan the fool, with the aid of a magical horse, defeats an evil Khan (title), Khan and wins the hand of the Tsar-Maiden. Eventually Ivan replaces the ineffective and incompetent Tsar and becomes Tsar himself. Choreography of Saint-Léon The original choreography was created by Arthur Saint-Léon and was set to music by Cesare Pugni. The ballet was first presented by the Mariinsky Ballet, Imperial Ballet on at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Marfa Muravyova (as the Tsar Maiden) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Night (ballet)
''In the Night'' is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to four nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin. It premiered on January 29, 1970 at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet. Structure ''In the Night'' features three couples, depicted at different phases of their relationships. The first duet, set to Chopin's Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1, shows a pair of young lovers. On the choreography of this section, Deborah Jowitt, the author of Robbins' biography, wrote, "Over and over he lifts her or twines her through delicate balances; they separate only to rush together." The second, to Nocturnes in F minor and E flat major, Op. 55, Nos. 1 and 2. Violette Verdy, who created the female role, interpreted the duet as a happy marriage with some drama to prevent it from "coagulating." Jowitt commented that this duet is "more settled... with a hint of a folk-dance step, she always confident that he will be there to support her." The ''pas de deux'' e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet)
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a two-act ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Felix Mendelssohn's music to Shakespeare's play of the same name. History ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Balanchine's first completely original full-length ballet, premiered at New York City Ballet on 17 January 1962, with Edward Villella in the role of Oberon, Melissa Hayden in the role of Titania, and Arthur Mitchell in the role of Puck. They were joined by Francisco Moncion in the role of Theseus- Duke of Athens. Description In addition to the incidental music, Balanchine incorporated other Mendelssohn works into the ballet, including the Overtures to ''Athalie'', '' Son and Stranger'', and ''The Fair Melusine'', the "String Symphony No. 9 in C minor" and '' The First Walpurgis Night''. The ballet employs a large children's corps de ballet. Act I tells Shakespeare's familiar story of lovers and fairies while Act II presents a strictly classical dance wedding celebration. The bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
