ballets » Raymonda

Marius Petipa’s Raymonda was originally performed by the Imperial Russian Ballet in St Petersburg in 1898 to music by Alexander Glazunov. Rudolf Nureyev staged the full-length Raymonda for The...

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In 2012, Tamara Rojo became artistic director of English National Ballet. Among her achievements were the company’s relocation to purpose-built premises in London City Island, the invitation for...

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In his own training Petipa combined elements of both French and Italian traditions. From this heritage he did much not only to create the Russian school from which his great ballets flowed, but also...

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