Petipa (redirected fromMarius Petipa) Encyclopedia Wikipedia (Frenchpətipa) n (Biography)Marius.1819–1910, French ballet dancer and choreographer of the Russian imperial ballet: collaborated with Tchaikovsky onThe Sleeping Beauty(1890) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition...
Petipa, Marius(märyüsˈ pĕtēpäˈ), 1818–1910, French dancer and choreographer, b. Marseilles. Petipa rose to prominence at the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg. He was the principal creator of the modern classical ballet. Bringing French and Italian traditions to Russia, he gave...
In 1839, at the age of 21, Petipa received his first employment when he was appointedPremier Danseurat the Ballet de Nantes. Petipa writes in his memoirs that he and his father embarked on a tour to the United States with a small troupe of European dancers led by his former danseuse El...
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