THE FIRST DANCERS OF THE BALLET COMPANY OF THE MALY OPERA THEATRE (1918–1935)
Abstract
The official birthday of the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company in St. Petersburg coincides with the date of the first ballet premiere on 6 June 1933, ‘Harlequinade’ staged by Fyodor Lopukhov. However, the years preceding the first ballet production deserve separate study. Papers of Alexander Chekrygin from the archive of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, published here for the first time, shed light on the first attempts to create an independent ballet troupe of the theatre six years before its official foundation.
About the Author
N. D. SerdyukRussian Federation
Postgraduate student
2, Zodchego Rossi St., Saint Petersburg, 191023, Russian Federation
1, Ploshchad Iskusstv (Arts Square), Saint Petersburg, 191011, Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Serdyuk N.D. THE FIRST DANCERS OF THE BALLET COMPANY OF THE MALY OPERA THEATRE (1918–1935). Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2018;(4):37-48. (In Russ.)