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Marius Petipa
1818 – 1910
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMarius 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 11, 1818
Marseille
Date of death
July 1, 1910
Hurzuf
Citizenship
France · Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
dancerballet masterchoreographerlibrettistballet dancerteacher
Awards & honours
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd classOrder of St. Vladimir, 4th classOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd classCommander of the French Order of Academic PalmsOrder of the Crown of RomaniaOrder of Saint Stanislaus
Notable works
The Sleeping BeautyThe NutcrackerSwan LakeDon QuixoteLa Bayadère
- Field and occupation
- francouzský tanečník a choreograf
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