Principal dancerA principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be of any gender and is usually the star of the ballet. The term is used mostly in ballet but can be used in other forms as well, such as modern dance. The term "senior principal dancer" is sometimes used as well.
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)The Sleeping Beauty (Russian: Спящая красавица, romanized: Spyashchaya krasavitsa ) is a ballet in a prologue and three acts to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Opus 66, completed in 1889. It is the second of his three ballets and, at 160 minutes, his second-longest work in any genre. The original scenario was by Ivan Vsevolozhsky after Perrault's La belle au bois dormant, or The Beauty Sleeping in the Forest; the first choreographer was Marius Petipa.
Corps de balletIn ballet, the corps de ballet ([kɔʁ də balɛ]; French for "body of the little dance") is the group of dancers who are not principal dancers or soloists. They are a permanent part of the ballet company and often work as a backdrop for the principal dancers. A corps de ballet works as one, with synchronized movements and corresponding positioning on the stage.
Ballet dancerA ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both women and men can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancers are at a high risk of injury due to the demanding technique of ballet dancing.
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)1935 ballet by Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and JulietCommemorative coin depicting a scene from the balletChoreographerIvo Váňa-PsotaMusicSergei ProkofievLibrettoAdrian Piotrovsky, Sergei Radlov, Sergei Prokofiev, Leonid LavrovskyBased onRomeo and JulietPremiere1938 (1938)Mahen Theatre, BrnoOriginal ballet companyBallet of the National Theatre, BrnoCharactersIvo Váňa-Psota as RomeoZora Šemberová as JulietGenreDrambalet Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, romanized: Romeo i Dzhulyetta), Op.
BalletBallet (French:) is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures.SoloistSoloist may refer to: Soloist (ballet), a rank within a ballet company above corps de ballet but below principal dancer Soloist (card player), a player who plays a solo against two or more others in a card game Solo (music), a piece or section of music played or sung by a single musician Solo (dance), a dance or part of a dance featuring or highlighting a single dancer In mountaineering, someone who specializes in solo climbing The Soloist, a 2009 American drama film.
MercutioMercutio ( mur-KEW-shee-oh; Italian: Mercuzio [merˈkuttsjo]) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy Romeo and Juliet. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one of the few characters in the play who can mingle with people from both of the feuding Montague and Capulet families. The invitation to Lord Capulet's party states that he has a brother named Valentine.
American Ballet TheatreAmerican Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City, founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year.
The Royal BalletThe Royal Ballet is a British classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois. It became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946, and has purpose-built facilities within these premises. It was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship ballet company.
Natalia OsipovaNatalia Petrovna Osipova (Russian: Наталья Петровна Осипова; born 18 May 1986) is a Russian ballerina, currently a principal ballerina with The Royal Ballet in London. Early life and trainingBorn in Moscow, Osipova began formal ballet training at the age of nine at the Mikhail Lavrosky Ballet School.Demi-soloistDemi-soloist can have one of two meanings in the ballet. The first is for a solo role normally danced by a member of the corps de ballet. Such roles are often made in pairs, that is, two corps dancers, dance together, frequently in mirror image. In most cases, it distinguishes dancers who mostly still dance with the corps de ballet, but will sometimes break away from the group to dance a more featured role.
Yuriko KajiyaYuriko Kajiya (加治屋百合子 Kajiya Yuriko, born 1984) is a Japanese ballet dancer who currently performs as a principal dancer with Houston Ballet. Prior to joining Houston Ballet, she danced as a soloist with American Ballet Theatre for seven years.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.