Ballet history, culture, and inspiration.
Category: Synopsis and Tickets
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Don Quixote ballet: A joyful ballet with a Spanish touch.
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?
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Swan Lake Ballet, the Most Iconic Ballet Ever
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
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The Nutcracker Ballet: a Christmas Traditional Ballet for the Whole Family
As Christmas is coming, many ballet companies around the world bring up their versions of The Nutcracker. Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov created this ballet on a Tchaikovsky score at the request of the Mariinsky Theatre. The premiére was in December 1892. Believe it or not, The Nutcracker Ballet was widely criticized in its beginning.
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Sleeping Beauty Ballet: One of the Most Enchanting Ballets Ever
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
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Romeo and Juliet Ballet: the Endless Love Story
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet based on the 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 because of its sensitivity. It is probable that William Shakespeare based on other stories written years