23. The event, dedicated to honoring exceptional ballet dancers and preserving the legacy of Marius Petipa, promises an evening that bridges the gap between past and present. “We will recognize ...

Tchaikovsky collaborated with Marius Petipa, ballet master and choreographer, writing music to order. He based the score on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” an 1816 novella by Prussian ...

Boston Ballet will open its 2025–2026 season at the Citizens Opera House with George Balanchine’s “Jewels” and close with Marius Petipa’s “The Sleeping Beauty.” In between we’ll ...

There’s a reason so many passages from “Raymonda” feature in galas and ballet competitions. This is late-career Marius Petipa ...

The new choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov created for the revival are at the heart of most stagings of the ballet to this day, including the gorgeous production that Milwaukee Ballet ...

Tchaikovsky would compose the music and the Mariinsky Theatre’s ballet master Marius Petipa would choreograph the dances for the in-house ballet company. In April 1891, Tchaikovsky complained in ...

In 1895, two years after Tchaikovsky’s death, the ballet got a complete overhaul, with new choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Neither production was a success. Flash forward almost ...

The classic fairytale is made even more enchanting by Tchaikovsky’s lush score and Christopher Stowell’s reimagined choreography (after Marius Petipa who debuted the ballet in St. Petersburg ...

The return of the Bolshoi Ballet has sparked a wave of excitement among Chinese ballet enthusiasts. On platforms like Weibo ...

Atlanta Ballet’s 2025-26 season will include three full-length story ballets — “Frida,” based on the life of artist Frida Kahlo, “The Sleeping Beauty” and “The Nutcracker ...

At its 1898 debut, “Raymonda” boasted exhilarating Alexander Glazunov music and choreography by the great Marius Petipa ... have since limited the ballet’s appeal. It’s time to greet ...