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Night And Day (ballet)
''Night and Day'' (''La Nuit et le Jour'' or ''The Night and the Day'') is a fantastic ballet in 1 act/3 scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus. This ballet was produced for the festivities held at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in honor of the coronation of Tsar Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, who were crowned at the Uspensky Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin three days prior to the ballet's premiere. The Tsar was so impressed by the work (being an avid balletomane) that he ordered the work be performed a second time two days later for a performance attended only by his immediate family. A March from the work was among the Tsar's favorite pieces, and he often requested that his orchestra play it during Imperial Balls and other social events for the St. Petersburg royalty and nobility. The ballet was premièred on May 18/30 ( Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1883, at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre by the Imperial Ballet The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Petipa
Marius Ivanovich Petipa (; born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa; 11 March 1818) was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history. Petipa is noted for his long career as ''Premier maître de ballet'' (First Ballet Master) of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, making him Ballet Master and principal choreographer of the Imperial Ballet (today known as the Mariinsky Ballet), a position he held from 1871 until 1903. Petipa created over fifty ballets, some of which have survived in versions either faithful to, inspired by, or reconstructed from his originals. He is most noted for ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1862); ''Don Quixote (ballet), Don Quixote'' (1869); ''La Bayadère'' (1877); ''The Talisman (ballet), Le Talisman'' (1889); ''The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty'' (1890); ''The Nutcracker'' (choreographed jointly with Lev Ivanov) (1892); ''The Awakeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Gorshenkova
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines * María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost *''Being Maria'', 2024 French film released as ''Maria'' in France * ''Maria'' (2024 film), American film * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880s Ballets
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xiang, Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballets By Ludwig Minkus
Ludwig Minkus (), also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (23 March 1826, Vienna – 7 December 1917, Vienna), was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violinist and teacher of music. Minkus is noted for the music he composed during his career in St. Petersburg, Russia. Beginning in 1871 Minkus served in the official post of ''Composer of Ballet Music'' to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, a position he held until it was abolished upon his retirement in 1886. During his long career in St. Petersburg, Minkus composed for the original works and revivals staged by the ballet masters Arthur Saint-Léon and Marius Petipa. Among the composer's most celebrated compositions is his score for ''La source (Saint-Léon), La source'' (1866; composed jointly with Léo Delibes), ''Don Quixote (ballet), Don Quixote'' (1869); and ''La Bayadère'' (1877). Minkus composed many pieces for older works. The most well-known of Minkus's additional music is the ''Grand Pas classique'' and ''Mazurk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballets By Marius Petipa
Marius Ivanovich Petipa (; born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa; 11 March 1818) was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history. Petipa is noted for his long career as ''Premier maître de ballet'' (First Ballet Master) of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, making him Ballet Master and principal choreographer of the Imperial Ballet (today known as the Mariinsky Ballet), a position he held from 1871 until 1903. Petipa created over fifty ballets, some of which have survived in versions either faithful to, inspired by, or reconstructed from his originals. He is most noted for ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1862); ''Don Quixote (ballet), Don Quixote'' (1869); ''La Bayadère'' (1877); ''The Talisman (ballet), Le Talisman'' (1889); ''The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty'' (1890); ''The Nutcracker'' (choreographed jointly with Lev Ivanov) (1892); ''The Awakeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Shaposhnikova
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian) * Alessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Ogoleyt
Augusta may refer to: Places Australia * Augusta, Western Australia Brazil * Rua Augusta (São Paulo) Canada * Augusta, Ontario * North Augusta, Ontario * Augusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario) France * Augusta Suessionum ("Augusta of the Suessii"), Soissons * Augusta Viromanduorum ("Augusta of the Viromandui"), Saint-Quentin Germany * Augusta Treverorum ("Augusta of the Treveri") or Trier * Augusta Vangionum ("Augusta of the Vangiones") or Worms * Augusta Vindelicorum ("Augusta of the Vindelici") or Augsburg Italy * Augusta, Sicily * Augusta Praetoria Salassorum ("Praetorian Augusta of the Salassi") or Aosta * Augusta Taurinorum ("Augusta of the Taurini") or Turin * Perugia or ''Augusta Perusia'' Spain * Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain * Caesar Augusta, Zaragoza, Spain United States * Augusta, Arkansas * Augusta Charter Township, Michigan * Augusta County, Virginia * Augusta, Georgia ** Augusta National Golf Club ("Augusta"), home of the Masters Tournament * Augusta, Illino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Vinogradova
Alexandra Vinogradova (born ) is a Russian female volleyball player, playing as a l. She was part of the Russia women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 20 countries from 2 August to 1 September 2013. Competing nations Qualification process * /sup> The top four N .... On club level she played for Zarechie-Odinzovo in 2013. References External links * * * 1988 births Living people Russian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varvara Nikitina
Varvara (Cyrillic: Варвара; ), a variant of " Barbara", may refer to: Places * Varvara, Azerbaijan * Varvara, Prozor, on the Rama river, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Varvara, Burgas Province, Bulgaria * Varvara, Pazardzhik Province, Septemvri Municipality, Bulgaria * Varvara, Chalkidiki, Greece * Varvara, Tearce, Tearce Municipality, Republic of North Macedonia Books *''Varvara'', US title of 1956 novel ''Sea of Glass'' by Dennis Parry People * Varvara (singer) (born 1973) *Varvara Annenkova (1795–1866), Russian poet * Varvara Bakhmeteva (1815–1851), Mikhail Lermontov's muse * Varvara Baruzdina (1862–1941), Russian painter * Varvara Barysheva (born 1977), Russian speed skater * Varvara Brilliant-Lerman (1888–1954), Russian plant physiologist * Varvara Bubnova (1886–1983), Russian painter and pedagogue * Varvara Flink (1996), Russian tennis player * Varvara Golitsyna ( Engelhardt; 1752–1815), Russian lady in waiting and noble * Varvara Ivanova (born 1987), Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Gerdt
Pavel Andreyevich Gerdt (), also known as Paul Gerdt (22 November 1844, near Saint Petersburg, Russia – 12 August 1917, in Vamaloki, Finland, Russian Republic), was the ''Premier Danseur Noble'' of the Mariinsky Ballet, Imperial Ballet, the Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, and the Mariinsky Theatre for 56 years, making his debut in 1860, and retiring in 1916.Gerdt Family, in: The International Encyclopedia of Dance, Oxford University Press, 1998/2005 His daughter Elizaveta Gerdt was also a prominent ballerina and teacher. Gerdt studied under Christian Johansson, Alexander Pimenov (a pupil of the legendary Charles Didelot), and with Jean-Antoine Petipa (Marius Petipa's father, a master of the old pantomime and a student of Auguste Vestris). He was known as the "Blue Cavalier" of the Saint Petersburg stage, creating the roles of nearly every lead male character throughout the latter half of the 19th century, among them Prince Désiré in ''The Sleeping B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Johansson (dancer)
Anna Christianovna Johansson (; 1860–1917) was a Russian ballerina who danced with the Imperial Ballet in Saint Petersburg. Life and career Anna Johansson was the daughter of Christian Johansson, the noted Swedish choreographer, teacher and Balletmaster at the Russian Imperial Ballet. She studied ballet with her father and rose to a position as a noted soloist in the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre. She created many of the most famous soloist roles in the Petipa/Ivanov repertoire. These roles include the following: *The Fairy Canari and the Diamond Fairy in '' The Sleeping Beauty'' (1890) *The leading soloist of the ''Waltz of the Flowers'' in ''The Nutcracker'' (1892) *The Fairy Godmother in ''Cinderella'' (1893) *Aurora, the Goddess of the Dawn in '' The Awakening of Flora'' (1894) *The Black Pearl in '' La Perle'' (1896) *The female variation of the ''Grand Pas Classique Hongrois'' in ''Raymonda'' (1898) After retiring from the stage, following her father's foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Vazem
Yekaterina Ottovna Vazem (born Matilda Vazem; ; 25 January 1848, Moscow – 14 December 1937, Leningrad) aka Ekaterina Vazem was a Russian prima ballerina and instructor, whose most noted pupil was the legendary Anna Pavlova. Early life She was born Matilda Vazem in 1848 in Moscow, Russian Empire. She moved to Saint Petersburg, where In 1866, she was named the best student of the Imperial Theatre School (now the Mariinsky Ballet). She became famous for first dancing the role of Nikiya in 1877 Marius Petipa's ballet, ''La Bayadère''. She went on to become the teacher of legendary prima ballerina Anna Pavlova. La Bayadère During the mid- to late 19th century, Russian ballet was dominated by foreign artists, though during the late 1860s through the early 1880s the theatre administration encouraged the promotion of native talent. Vazem – a ''terre-à-terre'' virtuosa – climbed the ranks of the Imperial Ballet to become one of the company's most celebrated dancers. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
