Petipa's "The Cavalry Halt" - The Maly/Mussorgsky Ballet 4/4 Videos

Added: Oct 12, 2008

From: mrlopez2681

Duration: 5:55

Here is part 4/4 of a slightly abriged version of Marius Petipa's rarely seen 1896 demi-character ballet "Le Halte de cavalerie", performed in 1983 by the Maly/Mussorgsky Ballet of St. Petersburg.NOTE - You might notice that the music that accompanies the final "danse générale" is also used for the coda of the so-called "La Fille mal gardée pas de deux" from the old Petipa/Ivanov/Gorsky/Hertel version of the ballet. The version of "La Fille mal gardée pas de deux" that is traditionally danced today at galas and ballet competitions is actually the creation of Alexander Gorsky, who utilized this piece from Armsheimer's music when he staged his version of the pas in the early 20th century.Choreography - Marius Petipa, though it certainly contains Soviet-era revisions. Music - Johann ArmsheimerDécor - Gennady SotnikovCostumes - Tatiana RatnerCast -Theresa - Svetlana VasilyevaMarie - Tanya BorushinaPierre - Andrei YevdokimovColonel of Hussars - Vladimir DolgalloCaptain of Hussars - Grigory ZamyalCornet of Lancers- Valery PecherskyContrary to popular belief, demi-character ballets such as this were Petipa's most common output. His ballets were always wonderful combinations of the character and classical canon, all of course used as a tool to ultimately tell the story.Petipa created "Le Halte de cavalerie" for Pierina Legnani (the world's first Prima Ballerina Assoluta) who performed the role of Theresa, and his daughter Marie Petipa (the first Lilac Fairy in "The Sleeping Beauty") who performed the character role of Marie. The original cast also included the great premier danseur noble Pavel Gerdt as Pierre and Alfred Bekefi (the first Councilor Drosselmeyer in "The Nutcracker") as the Captain.It is significant to note that the Sergeyev Collection, held in the Harvard University Library's Theatre Collection, contains Petipa's original choreography among the choreographic notation.--ENJOY!!

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