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Terpsichore (ballet)

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An unidentified Ballerina of the Imperial Ballet in the Petipa/Pugni Terpsichore, St. Petersburg, circa 1870

Terpsichore is a ballet in one act based on the myth of Terpsichore, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Cesare Pugni.[1][2] First presented by the Imperial Ballet on November 15/27 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1861, for the Imperial court at the theatre of Tsarskoe Selo in St. Petersburg, Russia.

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Alison (1990). The role of Nicolas Legat in twentieth-century ballet (Thesis). pp. 1-16
  2. ^ Rambert, Dame Marie (1962). "The Art of the Choreographer". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 110 (5074): 741–751. JSTOR 41367204.