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...wicked fairy godfather that he was, into the blonde and beautiful cerulean gowned princess that we all know today. Not one to stay behind the times, ballet jumped on the bandwagon in 1893 with a debut of a version by that legendary deity of traditional 19th century ballet, Marius Petipa, choreographed for St. Petersburg’s Maryinsky Ballet. Premieres of new “Cinderellas” followed at the approximate rate of one per decade, boasting such marquee names as Michael Fokine, Konstantin Sergeyev, Frederick Ashton, and Rudolf Nureyev, with orchestrations by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss...
...performance. Two pieces from “Don Quixote” followed: “The Dream Scene” and “Kitri Variation.” The group in “The Dream Scene” gave a mostly clean performance in this difficult Marius Petipa-based choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. Both soloists, Jennifer S. Love ’09 and Quadrat, were impressive—complementing each other with grace and technical merit. In the “Kitri Variation,” Kate M. Funderburk ’07 gave an impressive performance that...
...Spanish,” choreographed by Kathryn M. Funderburk ’07, danced with true flair, whipping their black fans and tiered skirts.Katherine L. Penner ’07 was beautiful as the Sugar Plum Fairy. With excellent line and form, her performance of the famous Marius Petipa choreography was truly a pleasure to watch. As usual, the lighting and costumes complemented the mood of each piece. However, on a minor note, HBC may want to invest in white and light pink leotards that are double lined.Overall, HBC delivered a well-received performance. It is not only purists...
Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa...
...Marius Petipa...