Charles-Louis Didelot
(b Stockholm, 1767; d Kiev, 7 Nov. 1837)French dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He studied with Louis Frossard and his father at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and later in Paris with Dauberval, ...
Fountain of Bakhchisarai
(orig. Russ. title Bakhchisaraisky fontan)Ballet in four acts with choreography by Zakharov, libretto by N. Volkov, music by Asafiev, and design by Khodasevich. Premiered 28 Sept. 1934 by GATOB in ...
Prisoner of the Caucasus
There have been several ballets based on Pushkin's poem, including one by Didelot (mus. Cavos), which was first performed 27 Jan. 1823, at the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg with Istomina and ...
St Petersburg
See also Kirov; Russia. The birthplace of Russian ballet. The Empress Anna Ivanovna founded a school in 1738 under the direction of Landé and from this developed the Imperial company which performed ...
