Pas de Le Corsaire. Not very famous story of a very famous pas de deux
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the history of pas de deux from the ballet Le Corsaire Act II. Marius Petipa is often called its author. However, from the programs of the Mariinsky Theatre and periodical publications, it was possible to find out that the prototype of this pas de deux (pas d’action, performed by three artists) first appeared in the St. Petersburg production on January 11, 1915. It was choreographed by Samuil Andrianov. From the season 1922– 1923, the authorship of this number for Medora, Konrad and the nameless slave was attributed to Alexander Chekrygin. Since the early 1930s, a duet version of his choreography appeared. When in 1941 the production of Le Corsaire fell out of the repertoire of the Kirov Theatre, the number began to be performed as a concert pas de deux.
About the Author
O. N. Makarova
The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Arts),
48, Moika Emb., St. Petersburg, 191186
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For citations:
Makarova O.N. Pas de Le Corsaire. Not very famous story of a very famous pas de deux. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2020;(3):67-74. (In Russ.)
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