Lev Ivanovich Ivanov
Lev Ivanov ( Russian Лев Иванович Иванов * February 18 . Jul / 2. March 1834 greg. In Moscow , † December 11 jul. / 24. December 1901 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian dancer , teacher, choreographer and ballet masters . Ivanov was the assistant to ballet master Marius Petipa at the Kirov Ballet / Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg .
Act
In 1892 Ivanov choreographed the world premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker at the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater .
Even today, the so-called “White Nudes” (the second and fourth) of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake (1895) are danced to choreographies by Ivanov.
literature
- Roland John Wiley: The life and ballets of Lev Ivanov: choreographer of The nutcracker and Swan lake . Clarendon Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-19-816567-5 .
Web links
Commons : Lev Ivanov - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Lev Iwanowitsch Iwanow - Sources and full texts (Russian)
- Article Lev Ivanovich Ivanov in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ivanov, Lev Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Иванов, Лев Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian dancer, teacher, choreographer and ballet master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1901 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |