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Petipa preserved? (French-born choreographer Marius Pepita) (response to Gabriela Komleva, Dance Magazine, vol. LXVIII, p. 56, Mar 1994)

From: Dance Magazine  |  Date: 10/1/1994  |  Author: Alovert, Nina; Greskovic, Robert

Gabriela Komleva's article, "Why Petipa Is Losing at Competitions" (March, page 56), addressed a major question dedicated balletgoers have often asked: How authentic are the versions of classic ballets we see danced today? More often than not, this question is raised about the work of the great French-born choreographer Marius Petipa (1819-1910). Most of his career was spent in St. Petersburg, first as a dancer (1847) and then as a prodigally productive choreographer of over fifty ...

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