The Blue Dahlia (ballet)
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The Blue Dahlia - is a Fantastic ballet
in 2 Acts, with choreography by Marius Petipa
, and music by Cesare Pugni
. Libretto by Marius Petipa.
First presented by the Imperial Ballet
on at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers - Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa
(as the Blue Dahlia), and Timofei Stukolkin (as Beausoleil)
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
in 2 Acts, with choreography by Marius Petipa
Marius Petipa
Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa was a French ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. Petipa is considered to be the most influential ballet master and choreographer of ballet that has ever lived....
, and music by Cesare Pugni
Cesare Pugni
Cesare Pugni was an Italian composer of ballet music, a pianist and a violinist. In his early career he composed operas, symphonies, and various other forms of orchestral music. Pugni is most noted for the ballets he composed while serving as Composer of the Ballet Music to Her Majesty's Theatre...
. Libretto by Marius Petipa.
First presented by the Imperial Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
on at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers - Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa
Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa
Mariia Sergeyevna Surovshchikova-Petipa , was prima ballerina to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres and wife of the noted choreographer Marius Petipa.- Life :...
(as the Blue Dahlia), and Timofei Stukolkin (as Beausoleil)
Revivals/Restagings
- Revival by Pavel GerdtPavel GerdtPavel Andreyevich Gerdt, also known as Paul Gerdt , was the Premier Danseur Noble of the Imperial Ballet, the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, and the Mariinsky Theatre for 56 years, making his debut in 1860, and retiring in 1916...
for the Imperial Ballet. First presented at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, on March 5–18, 1905. Principal Dancers - Lubov Egorova (as the Blue Dahlia)
- NB Petipa disliked Gerdt's 1905 revival of The Blue Dahlia to such a degree that he requested his name be removed from the program.