Coppelia Ballet is a comic and sentimental ballet based on a tale by Ernest Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. The story is about Dr. Coppelius, who creates a life-size dancing doll that the villagers become obsessed with. Franz falls in love with her to the point of abandoning her real love, Swanilda. Also, character dance and pantomime…
Giselle Ballet: the mythical image that represents this ballet is the long white tutu. Ballet historian Cyril Beaumont said that the role of Giselle meant to a dancer what the role of Hamlet meant to an actor. This is because the changing and complex emotions of the characters are a fundamental aspect of the plot.…
I love Don Quixote ballet. Not like others, this isn´t tragic or dramatic. Its lively music, colourful costumes and fantastic dancing make this ballet one of my favourites. And sometimes it’s even a bit humorous and comic. Last, but not least, it’s a ballet that demands virtuosity in technique and interpretation. Is this ballet Spanish?…
Without a doubt, Swan Lake is the most popular classical ballet. It premiered in Moscow in 1877. And since then, it has always been on stage around the world. I’m sure you have ever heard its music or have seen the dance of the four swans holding hands (the famous pas de quatre of the…
As Christmas is coming, many ballet companies around the world bring up their versions of The Nutcracker. This ballet was created by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov on a Tchaikovsky score at the request of the Mariinksy Theater in 1892. Believe it or not, The Nutcracker Ballet was widely criticized in its beginning. For example,…
In this article, we want to tell you about the Sleeping Beauty ballet. Marius Petipa (1818-1910) and Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) created three ballets that would become paradigms of the Russian academic style. Sleeping Beauty was the first collaboration between the French choreographer and the Russian composer. It was made at the request of Prince Ivan…
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet based on celebrated Shakespeare’s work. Tragic love stories have populated the literary universe forever. But this story is the most famous, the most represented. And the one that still manages to move due to its sensitivity. It is probable that William Shakespeare based on other stories written years before…
