DAN 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova, Mariinsky Ballet
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95-102) (from dance as a theatre art), reading posted on blackboard: swan lake by natalia makarova (pp. Marius petipa choreographed 60 full-evening works for the repertory of the imperial. Catalabutte, the first lord chamberlain in charge of the guest list, that the wicked and powerful fairy carabosse had arrived and did not receive an invitation by mistake. Natalia makarova was born in leningrad in 1940, but then defected from the soviet. Union in 1970 to the west she is most famous for her lyrical, romantic, and dramatic performances in swan lake, Natalia explains that she sometimes attempts to dance the classical patterns differently every time, but that the precision of the movement is essential to petipa"s style. Swan lake requires an impeccable academic schooling and a gift for dramatic acting the choreography of swan lake rises to the level of the genius of tchaikovsky"s music.
