Pavlov Ballet is first
ballet company incorporated outside
Russia. Founded by
Dmitri Pavlov in 1992 and incorporated in
England and Wales in 1997. Company led by Ella Gusova (company director) and Alla Chachina (artistic director). Pavlov Ballet's first season in the UK began in September 1998 and concluded in June 1999. The company repertoire included Giselle, Grand Pas from Paquita, Les Sylphide and a number of variations and Pas De Dux from various ballets.
The progress of the company was closely followed by the media: BBC, HTV, Womans own magazine, Independent Sunday magazine among a few. BBC Radio 4 covered the pre season launch and later BBC Europe Direct ran a feature.
After a successful season the company was sold to Grand Theatre Swansea where it continued under a different name Swansea Ballet Russe.
The company featured several lead dancers in the role of Giselle: Elena Alexeeva, Julia Papejeva and Marina Filippova. Marina Filippova and Chika Temma were cast as Myrtha. On larger size stages the ballet was performed where the Peasant Pas de Dux was included and featured either Chika Temma or Elena Chikasheva partnered by Juri Demakov. The part of Count Albert was danced by Aleksandr Mishenko and Andrey Stelmakhov. The peasant pas de dux male partner was Juri Demakov.
Previously to Pavlov Ballet Alla Chachina and Ella Gusova produced plays for local theatres. Pavlov Ballet was an ambitious project as it involved raising the funding, obtaining work permits for eleven dancers, booking and promoting the tour.
Alla and Ella come from opera and ballet theatre background. Their father Vladislav Chachin was an opera conductor and worked as a principal in many Russian opera houses including Kirov (Marinsky) theatre.
External links
* Sasha Gusov,
The Breakaway Bolshoi', ''The Independent'', 13 December 1998
Full Repertoire:
Giselle - ballet in two acts by Adam
Grand Pas from Paquita - a one act ballet. Music by Minkus
Les Sylphide - a one act ballet to music by Chopin
Pas De Dux - Don Quixote music by Minkus
Pas De Dux - Swan lake (black swan) music by Tchaikovsky
Pas De Dux - Le Corsaire music by Adam
Pas De Dux - Raymonda music by Glazunov
Slave Pas De Dux - Le Corsaire music by Adam
Adagio from Sleeping Beauty music by Tchaikovsky
Adagio from Spring Waters music by Kobekin
Baba Yaga - a choreographic miniature music by Mussorgsky
The Lady and the Hooligan - a choreographic miniature music by Shostakovich
Diana and Actaeon - a pas de dux from the ballet Esmeralda. Music by Pugni
Adagio Swan Lake (white Swan) music by Tchaikovsky
Ballet companies in the United Kingdom
Performing groups established in 1992
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