Russian ballet theater of the second half of the XIX century

The book is devoted to the heyday of the Russian ballet theater - the second half of the 19th century. The general process of the development of Russian choreography, the activities of ballet theaters in St. Petersburg and Moscow, the work of the largest choresters and dancers of Russia are considered. Some chapters show the creative path of choreographers Marius Petip and Lev Ivanov, who led the Russian ballet theater to the Union with composers-symphonists Tchaikovsky and Glazunov.
The author recreates the creative appearance of the remarkable Russian dancers Muravyeva, Lebedeva, Surovshchikova-Petip, Poschenskaya, Karpakova, Gorshevkova, Gaiten, Roslavleva, etc., dancers of Sokolov, Gelcera, Domeev, Gerdt, Karsavina, Stukolkin, etc. One of the chapters. One of the chapters. Books are dedicated to the Italian dancers of Tsuki, Lenyan, Brianz, Dancer Chekometti and others, who worked in Russian ballet.
2nd edition, corrected