Imperial Russia: Ballet Under the Tsars Students at “Theatre Street” in the 1880s St Petersburg/Maryinsky Theatre
The Imperial Ballet << some early dancers Pavel Gerdt ( ) La Fille Mal Gardee Prikhovnova
Lev Ivanov ( ) Choreographer of the “white” acts in Swan Lake
Swan Lake Pierina Legnani Moscow 1901 ( ) The first “Odette-Odile” 1895
Pierina Legnani ( )
Swan Lake St Petersburg 1910
Olga Preobajenska ( 1871 – 1962)
<< Sleeping Beauty: “Puss and Boots The White Cat” Olga Preobajenska ( 1871 – 1962)
Mathilde Kscheschinskaya ( )
Mathilde Ksheschinskaya In Talisman
Mathilde Ksheschinskaya Mistress of Tsar Nicolas II
Ekaterina Geltzer ( )
Anna Pavlova ( )
Tamara Karsavina ( ) top: Graziella bot: Flora
Imperial Ballet tutus << La Fille du Pharon [modern production] note classic tutu/ ”local dress” contrast. A costume for a Fokine ballet >>