Marius Petipa

The myth of the Pygmalion and Galatea us one of the most influential and inspiring ancient Greek myths, and became the main theme for theatrical plays, movies, and artistic paintings. The main idea of the mythological story can be traced from ancient times, all the up to very modernized productions and literature. The themes of the original story and all of the reinterpretations have to do with a metamorphosis of some kind, and the ideas of how a woman should look and behave. Pygmalion is a…

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a famous Russian composer that has written some of the world's greatest classical and romantic melodies. His music has evoked many emotions from his listeners and has impacted the music world. Not only did he write classical and romantic melodies, he also composed some of the most highly-praised music for ballets. Tchaikovsky's is a prominent and an innovative composer in which can be demonstrated in his three most famous ballets: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and…

Sleeping Beauty 1) Introduction I was happy to watch my first ballet show The Sleeping Beauty on its premier Saturday 19 of 2016, directed by Salwa Rizkalla. The Chorography was from Marius Petipa and the music from Pyotr Tchaikovsky. There were seven ballet tutors or how they are called in French “The Repetiteur” for the entire cast. The Playbill does not include any review or biography about them but it included their names Lana brooks, Elizabeth Farmen, Askar Kettebekov, Natasha Miroshnyk,…

The Nutcracker and The Rite of Spring are some of the most influential ballets ever produced. In this paper, I will be describing the composers, what influenced the writers, what the ballets are about, and I will contrast the two works of art. Since these greats works of art are so influential, it is important to talk about them their importance when they were created and what impact they still have today. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or better known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovosky, was the man who…