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This book is the first comprehensive study of Lev Ivanov, a Russian choreographer known for his collaborations with Parius Petipa and Tchaikovsky. It covers his life from infancy in a St Petersburg foundling home to his career as a dancer, regisseur, and choreographer in the St Petersburg Imperial Ballet. The book also explores Ivanov's artistic world and his legacy, including works such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. It is well-documented, featuring Ivanov's memoirs and previously unpublished citations from state documents, reminiscences, and criticism.
This is the first book-length study in any language about this Russian artist--Parius Petipa's colleague and Tchaikovsky's collaborator--who is widely celebrated and yet virtually unknown. It follows Ivanov from his infancy in a St Petersburg foundling home through to his career as a dancer, regisseur, and choreographer in the St Petersburg Imperial Ballet. Ivanov's artistic world is described, as is his legacy-- some dozen works, including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and the famous dances from Prince Igor--that inspired Mikhail Fokine in the next generation. The book is richly documented, including the first complete publication of Ivanov's memoirs and hundreds of citations, many published here for the first time, from state documents, reminiscences, and criticism.
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