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Mariinsky Ballet

October 10, 2023

The Mariinsky Ballet (Russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Mariinsky Ballet
General information
NameMariinsky Ballet
Previous names
  • Imperial Russian Ballet (1860–1920)
  • State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Leningrad State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (1920/1924–1935)
  • Kirov Ballet (1935–1992)
Year foundedApprox. 1740; 283 years ago (1740)
Principal venueMariinsky Theatre
1 Theatre Square
St Petersburg
Russia
Websitewww.mariinsky.ru/en
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorValery Gergiev
(Mariinsky Theatre)
Deputy Director
  • Yury Fateyev
  • Tatiana Bessarabova (assistant)
Reserve Troupe DirectorAndrei Bugaev
Other
Parent companyMariinsky Theatre
Associated schoolsVaganova Ballet Academy
Formation
  • Principal
  • First Soloist
  • Second Soloist
  • Principal Character Artist
  • Coryphee
  • Corps de Ballet
  • Reserve Troup

Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies. Internationally in some quarters, the Mariinsky Ballet continues to be known by its former Soviet name the Kirov Ballet. The Mariinsky Ballet is the parent company of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, a leading international ballet school.

History Edit

 
Carlotta Brianza and Pavel Gerdt of the Imperial Ballet as Princess Aurora and Prince Desire in the 1890 premiere of the Sleeping Beauty.

The Mariinsky Ballet was founded in the 1740s, following the formation of the first Russian dance school in 1738.

The Imperial Theatre School, as it was originally known, was established on 4 May 1738, at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. It would become the predecessor of today's Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. The school's founder director was the French ballet master and teacher Jean-Baptiste Landé and the purpose of creating the school was to train young dancers to form the first Russian ballet company.

As the Imperial Russian Ballet, the company premiered numerous ballets by choreographer Marius Petipa. A number of his ballets now form the basis of the traditional classical ballet repertoire, performed by ballet companies around the world, and often retaining much of Petipa's choreography. These ballets include the original productions of The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, La Bayadère, and Raymonda; and popular revivals of older ballets, including Coppélia, Giselle, and Le Corsaire. Petipa's revival of the ballet Swan Lake is perhaps his most famous work for the company. Originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1877, Swan Lake was initially a critical and commercial failure. Petipa sought to revive the ballet with the blessing of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, but the composer died before the new ballet was created. Petipa consequently worked with his brother Modest Tchaikovsky, who significantly revised the story and rewrote the libretto to the version now commonly performed. The production was choreographed by Petipa and his collaborator Lev Ivanov. Premiering at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895, the Petipa/Ivanov/Tchaikovsky production of Swan Lake was a success.

 
Kirov Ballet logo used by Victor Hachhauser, promoting the Mariinsky Ballet in London

Following the Russian Revolution, the Soviet government decided that the ballet school and company were unwanted symbols of the tsarist regime and closed them both. The ballet company was the first to be re-established, becoming in 1920 known as the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, with the school re-opening later in 1924 as the Leningrad State Choreographic School, both in their previous locations.

After the assassination of prominent Soviet figure Sergey Kirov in 1934, the Soviet Ballet was renamed the Kirov Ballet in 1935,[1] a name which is still sometimes incorrectly used. After the end of Communist rule, the ballet company and opera company were renamed for the theatre, becoming in 1992 the Mariinsky Ballet and Mariinsky Opera. Both companies are now run by the theatre itself.

Today Edit

The Director of the Mariinsky Ballet is Yuri Fateyev.

Repertoire Edit

[2]

Dancers Edit

The basis of the Mariinsky Ballet consists of the following artists:[3]

Principals Edit

First Soloists Edit

Second Soloists Edit

  • Vlada Borodulina
  • Maria Bulanova
  • Alexandra Iosifidi
  • Alexandra Khiteyeva
  • Anastasia Lukina
  • Valeria Martynyuk
  • Camilla Mazzi
  • Anastasia Nuikina
  • Yana Selina
  • Tatiana Tkachenko
  • Nikita Korneyev
  • Yuri Smekalov
  • Alexei Timofeyev
  • David Zaleyev
  • Maxim Zyuzin

Character Soloists Edit

  • Elena Bazhenova
  • Olga Belik
  • Alisa Rusina
  • Islom Baimuradov
  • Soslan Kulaev
  • Dmitry Pykhachov
  • Vasily Shcherbakov
  • Andrei Yakovlev

Coryphees Edit

  • Yuliana Chereshkevich
  • Maria Chernyvskaya
  • Shamala Guseinova
  • Daria Ionova
  • Viktoria Krasnokutskaya
  • Bíborka Lendvai
  • Anastasia Nikitina
  • Zlata Yalinich
  • Yaroslav Baibordin
  • Ramanbek Beishenaliev
  • Maxim Izmestiev
  • Roman Malyshev
  • Pavel Mikheyev
  • Alexei Nedviga
  • Aaron Osawa-Horowitz
  • Grigory Popov
  • Yaroslav Pushkov
  • Andrei Solovyov

Notable dancers Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Masters, John. "Patrons gorging at Expo's culture banquet." Toronto Star, 24 May 1986. Page F.3
  2. ^ "BALLET". www.mariinsky.ru.
  3. ^ "Soloists of the ballet company". Mariinsky Theatre. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

External links Edit

  • Official website (in English)
    • Official website (in Russian)
  • Mariinsky Ballet International Tour Schedule
  • Additional Information/Pictures about the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet
  • More information and interviews from the Kirov Ballet
  • Winston, Rory (2008-04-15). . New York Resident. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  • NY Times article by Lawrence van Gelder, March 25, 2008
  • accessed 4 October 2008

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Mariinsky Ballet Russian Balet Mariinskogo teatra is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg Russia Mariinsky BalletGeneral informationNameMariinsky BalletPrevious namesImperial Russian Ballet 1860 1920 State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Leningrad State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet 1920 1924 1935 Kirov Ballet 1935 1992 Year foundedApprox 1740 283 years ago 1740 Principal venueMariinsky Theatre1 Theatre SquareSt PetersburgRussiaWebsitewww mariinsky ru enArtistic staffArtistic DirectorValery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre Deputy DirectorYury Fateyev Tatiana Bessarabova assistant Reserve Troupe DirectorAndrei BugaevOtherParent companyMariinsky TheatreAssociated schoolsVaganova Ballet AcademyFormationPrincipal First Soloist Second Soloist Principal Character Artist Coryphee Corps de Ballet Reserve TroupFounded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world s leading ballet companies Internationally in some quarters the Mariinsky Ballet continues to be known by its former Soviet name the Kirov Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet is the parent company of the Vaganova Ballet Academy a leading international ballet school Contents 1 History 2 Today 3 Repertoire 4 Dancers 4 1 Principals 4 2 First Soloists 4 3 Second Soloists 4 4 Character Soloists 4 5 Coryphees 5 Notable dancers 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Carlotta Brianza and Pavel Gerdt of the Imperial Ballet as Princess Aurora and Prince Desire in the 1890 premiere of the Sleeping Beauty The Mariinsky Ballet was founded in the 1740s following the formation of the first Russian dance school in 1738 The Imperial Theatre School as it was originally known was established on 4 May 1738 at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg It would become the predecessor of today s Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet The school s founder director was the French ballet master and teacher Jean Baptiste Lande and the purpose of creating the school was to train young dancers to form the first Russian ballet company As the Imperial Russian Ballet the company premiered numerous ballets by choreographer Marius Petipa A number of his ballets now form the basis of the traditional classical ballet repertoire performed by ballet companies around the world and often retaining much of Petipa s choreography These ballets include the original productions of The Nutcracker The Sleeping Beauty Don Quixote La Bayadere and Raymonda and popular revivals of older ballets including Coppelia Giselle and Le Corsaire Petipa s revival of the ballet Swan Lake is perhaps his most famous work for the company Originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1877 Swan Lake was initially a critical and commercial failure Petipa sought to revive the ballet with the blessing of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky but the composer died before the new ballet was created Petipa consequently worked with his brother Modest Tchaikovsky who significantly revised the story and rewrote the libretto to the version now commonly performed The production was choreographed by Petipa and his collaborator Lev Ivanov Premiering at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895 the Petipa Ivanov Tchaikovsky production of Swan Lake was a success nbsp Kirov Ballet logo used by Victor Hachhauser promoting the Mariinsky Ballet in LondonFollowing the Russian Revolution the Soviet government decided that the ballet school and company were unwanted symbols of the tsarist regime and closed them both The ballet company was the first to be re established becoming in 1920 known as the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet with the school re opening later in 1924 as the Leningrad State Choreographic School both in their previous locations After the assassination of prominent Soviet figure Sergey Kirov in 1934 the Soviet Ballet was renamed the Kirov Ballet in 1935 1 a name which is still sometimes incorrectly used After the end of Communist rule the ballet company and opera company were renamed for the theatre becoming in 1992 the Mariinsky Ballet and Mariinsky Opera Both companies are now run by the theatre itself Today EditThe Director of the Mariinsky Ballet is Yuri Fateyev Repertoire Edit 2 Adagio Hammerklavier Anna Karenina Alexei Ratmansky version Apollo Ballet Imperial Ballet No 2 Bambi La Bayadere Bolero Factory The Bronze Horseman Camera obscura Carmen Suite Carnaval The Cat on the Tree Chopiniana Choreographic Game 3x3 Cinderella Alexei Ratmansky version Concerto DSCH Le Corsaire Le Divertissement du roi Don Quixote Elegy Ophelia The Firebird Fountain of Bakhchisarai The Four Seasons Giselle Infra In the Middle Somewhat Elevated In the Night In the Jungle Inside the Lines Jewels The Legend of Love choreography Yury Grigorovich Leningrad Symphony The Little Humpbacked Horse Alexei Ratmansky version Marguerite and Armand A Midsummer Night s Dream Les noces The Nutcracker Marius Petipa version The Nutcracker Mihail Chemiakin version Paquita Yuri Smekalov version Paquita Grand Pas Pavlovsk Le Parc Petrouchka Petrouchka Vladimir Varnava and Konstantin Fyodorov version Polovtsian Dances ballet The Prodigal Son Raymonda Le Reveil de Flore Romeo and Juliet Leonid Lavrovsky version Russian Overture Le Sacre Du Primtemps Sacre Scheherazade Scotch Symphony Second I Serenade Shurale Solo Sleeping Beauty Konstantin Sergeev version Sleeping Beauty Sergei Vikharev version Spartacus Leonid Yakobson version Le Spectre de la rose The Stone Flower The Swan Swan Lake La Sylphide Sylvia Symphony in C Symphony in Three Movements Tarantella Tchaikovsky Pas de deux The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude Variations for two couples Violin Concerto No 2 Without Yaroslavna The Eclipse The Young Lady and the Hooligan 5 TangosDancers EditThe basis of the Mariinsky Ballet consists of the following artists 3 Principals Edit Nadezhda Batoeva Ekaterina Kondaurova Olesya Novikova Oksana Skorik Viktoria Tereshkina Diana Vishneva Timur Askerov Yevgeny Ivanchenko Kimin Kim Vladimir Shklyarov Andrey Ermakov First Soloists Edit Maria Ilyushkina Maria Khoreva Anastasia Kolegova May Nagahisa Yekaterina Osmolkina Renata Shakirova Kristina Shapran Maria Shirinkina Elena Evseeva Roman Belyakov Even Capitaine Yevgeny Konovalov Alexander Sergeev Philipp Stepin Konstantin Zverev Second Soloists Edit Vlada Borodulina Maria Bulanova Alexandra Iosifidi Alexandra Khiteyeva Anastasia Lukina Valeria Martynyuk Camilla Mazzi Anastasia Nuikina Yana Selina Tatiana Tkachenko Nikita Korneyev Yuri Smekalov Alexei Timofeyev David Zaleyev Maxim Zyuzin Character Soloists Edit Elena Bazhenova Olga Belik Alisa Rusina Islom Baimuradov Soslan Kulaev Dmitry Pykhachov Vasily Shcherbakov Andrei Yakovlev Coryphees Edit Yuliana Chereshkevich Maria Chernyvskaya Shamala Guseinova Daria Ionova Viktoria Krasnokutskaya Biborka Lendvai Anastasia Nikitina Zlata Yalinich Yaroslav Baibordin Ramanbek Beishenaliev Maxim Izmestiev Roman Malyshev Pavel Mikheyev Alexei Nedviga Aaron Osawa Horowitz Grigory Popov Yaroslav Pushkov Andrei SolovyovNotable dancers EditAltynai Asylmuratova Mikhail Baryshnikov Vakhtang Chabukiani Petra Conti Natalia Dudinskaya Pavel Gerdt Tamara Karsavina Maria Khoreva Irina Kolpakova Theodore Kosloff Mathilde Kschessinska Ninel Kurgapkina Pierina Legnani Larissa Lezhnina Ulyana Lopatkina Askold Makarov Natalia Makarova Varvara P Mey Galina Mezentseva Vaslav Nijinsky Rudolf Nureyev Alla Osipenko Anna Pavlova Olga Preobrajenska Farukh Ruzimatov Leonid Sarafanov Marina Semyonova Konstantin Sergeyev Alla Sizova Yuri Soloviev Olga Spessivtzeva Galina Ulanova Diana Vishneva Svetlana Zakharova Igor ZelenskySee also EditList of productions of Swan Lake derived from its 1895 revivalReferences Edit Masters John Patrons gorging at Expo s culture banquet Toronto Star 24 May 1986 Page F 3 BALLET www mariinsky ru Soloists of the ballet company Mariinsky Theatre Retrieved 2017 01 02 External links EditOfficial website in English Official website in Russian Mariinsky Ballet International Tour Schedule Additional Information Pictures about the Mariinsky Kirov Ballet More information and interviews from the Kirov Ballet Winston Rory 2008 04 15 Dance Review The Kirov Ballet New York Resident Archived from the original on 2008 08 01 Retrieved 2008 10 04 NY Times article by Lawrence van Gelder March 25 2008 Kennedy Center Information about Mariinsky Ballet accessed 4 October 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mariinsky Ballet amp oldid 1159230927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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