Choreographer Joseph Mazilier presented the first version of Paquita 1848 in Paris as a work typical of the French romantic ballet aesthetic. Paquita was soon transported to St. Petersburg by none other than Marius Petipa who extended and revamped the piece significantly to elevate the piece to the league of ‘the classics’. Paquita hasn’t been … Leer más
With the world première of Alexei Ratmansky’s revision of Marius Petipa’s Paquita, the Bavarian State Ballet will continue its ongoing critical engagement with the great works of the 19th century. Over 100 years after the last performance of Petipa’s version, a team of artists and scientists with Alexei Ratmansky at the helm will attempt not … Leer más
In the 2013/14 season, star ballerina Polina Semionova will once more appear as a guest dancer with the Bavarian State Ballet.
She already worked with Mr. Neumeier and the company during the intensive rehearsal period for the première of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Munich. Alongside Matej Urban as Theseus/Oberon Polina Semionova will make her debut as Hippolyta/Titania on December 8, 2013. She will dance the same role again on December 14 as well as during the Ballet Festival Week 2014.
Revival of «Romeo and Juliet» – a new Juliet for Munich
With the revival of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, the Bavarian State Ballet begins the 2013/2014 season under the motto ‘Dance Country Germany’ on September 21.