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La Bayadère
''La Bayadère'' (; ) is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by . The ballet was staged for the benefit performance of the Russian ''Prima ballerina'' Ekaterina Vazem, who created the principal role of Nikiya. ''La Bayadère'' was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on . From the first performance the ballet was hailed by contemporary critics and audiences as one of the choreographer Petipa's masterpieces, particularly the scene of act II ''The Kingdom of the Shades'', which is one of the most celebrated pieces in all of classical ballet. Nearly all modern versions of ''La Bayadère'' are derived from and Vakhtang Chabukiani's redacted version staged for the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet in 1941 that has remained in the company's repertory to the present day. Outside of the Soviet Union, Natalia Makarova s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matvei Shishkov
Matvei or Matvey (Матвей) is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matvey Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music * Matvei Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicist * Matvey Frantskevich (born 1995), Belarusian footballer * Matvei Gedenshtrom (c. 1780–1845), Russian explorer of the northern parts of Siberia * Matvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French writer, journalist, and Political activist * Matvei Gridin (born 2006), Russian ice hockey player * Matvey Gusev (1826–1866), Russian astronomer * Matvey Kuzmin (1858–1942), Russian peasant who was killed in World War II * Matvey Levenstein (born 1960), artist born in the former U.S.S.R, lives and works in NYC * Matvey Mamykin (born 1994), Russian cyclist * Matvey Manizer (1891–1966), Russian sculptor * Matvei Michkov (born 2004), Russian ice hockey player * Matvei Muranov (1873–1959), Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary * Matvey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ilyich Bocharov
Michael is a common masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase ''mī kāʼēl'', 'Who slike-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (''Mīkhāʼēl'' ). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who slike he Hebrew God El?", whose answer is "there is none like El", or "there is none as famous and powerful as God." This question is known in Latin as '' Quis ut Deus?'' Paradoxically, the name is also sometimes interpreted as, "One who is like God."Omnium Sanctorum Hiberniae"Michael - one who is like unto God"(This interpretation would be seen as heretical in some religions, but it is fairly common nonetheless.) An alternative spelling of the name is ''Micheal''. While ''Michael'' is most often a masculine name, it is also given to women, such as the actresses Michael Michele and Michael Learned, and Michael Steele, the former bassist for the Bangles. Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include '' Carmichael, DiMichele, MacMichael, McMichael, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Johansson
Pehr Christian Johansson (1 June 1817 – 12 December 1903) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer and balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet. He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Ballet from 1829 to 1841, and at the Imperial Russian Ballet from 1841 to 1866. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he moved to Russia as a dancer and stayed on as one of the most important teachers in Russian history. He is remembered in Russia as exemplifying the artistic beauty of the male dancer. He began teaching in 1860 and by 1869, had become the leading ballet instructor at the Imperial Ballet School. He stayed there until his death in 1903. Johansson studied under Bournonville and partnered Marie Taglioni. Life Early life Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 1 June 1817. Career in Sweden Johansson made his debut on the stage of the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. He became a student of the Royal Swedish Ballet of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1829, and was a premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
