by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 12, 2020 | News, The Latest
There’s a famous lithograph of Jules Perrot’s Pas de Quatre, which had its debut in 1845 at London’s Her Majesty’s Theatre. The print depicts four of the most celebrated ballerinas of the time—Carlotta Grisi, Marie Taglioni, Lucile Grahn and...
by Joseph Carman | Jun 10, 2018 | Career, Dance History
Two hundred is the new 30. Or at least it seems so for Marius Petipa, whose ballets are as active as ever as we celebrate his 200th birthday this year. Nearly all major ballet companies dance Petipa’s iconic ballets, which reflect his prolific creative output....