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Grace Note » Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker

Marius Petipa (1822-1910) was born in Marseilles into a theatrical family. He was performing publicly at the age of nine. When he was 16 he was the premier danseur in…

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Timeline Event » 1971 – Premiere of Peter Darrell’s Giselle by Scottish Theatre Ballet

First performed in 1970 at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, for his Giselle Peter Darrell directed an unusually logical treatment of the drama and adapted the traditional choreography to fit a…

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Timeline Event » 1971 – London Festival Ballet performs Mary Skeaping’s production of Giselle

For her production of Giselle for London Festival Ballet in 1971, Mary Skeaping attempted to return to ballet as far back to its original sources as possible. With choreography by…

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