Marius Ivanovich Petipa was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history.
Petipa c. 1890-1895
Portrait of Marius Petipa around the time of his arrival in Russia. St. Petersburg, c. 1855.
The stage of the Mariinsky Theatre with cast in act I of Petipa's final revival of The Pharaoh's Daughter, St. Petersburg, 1898. In the center is Mathilde Kschessinskaya as the Princess Aspicia (right), and Anna Johannson as the slave Ramzé (left).
The stage of the Mariinsky Theatre with the cast of act I/scene 1 of the original production of Petipa's Raymonda. In the center is Pierina Legnani, creator of the title role. On the right of the stage is (right to left) Claudia Kulichevskaya as Clémence, Olga Preobrajenska Henriette, Pavel Gerdt as Abderakhman, and Nikolai Legat as Béranger. St. Petersburg, 1898.
Ludwig Minkus, also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus, was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violinist and teacher of music.
Maestro Ludwig Minkus, photographed by Bruno Braquehais. Paris, c. 1870.
Ekaterina Geltzer and Vassily Tikhomirov (center) with corps de ballet in Alexander Gorsky's revival of Minkus's Le Poisson doré for the Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow, 1903.
Soloists and corps de ballet in Alexander Gorsky's revival of Minkus's Le Poisson doré for the Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow, 1903.
Act I/scene 1 of La Bayadère. In the center is Mathilde Kschessinskaya as Nikiya. St. Petersburg, 1900.