Lev Ivanov was a Russian choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1834 in Moscow, who died in 1901. This page lists 9 works credited to Ivanov as choreographer, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Cinderella.
Biography
Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (Russian: Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. As a performer with the Imperial Ballet, he achieved prominence after performing as an understudy in a benefit performance of La Fille Mal Gardée. He is most famous as the choreographer of Acts II and IV of Swan Lake, which include the Dance of the Little Swans, Act II of Cinderella, and The Nutcracker, which he choreographed alongside Marius Petipa.
Works choreographed by Lev Ivanov
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Cinderella | ballet | 1893 |
| Le Réveil de Flore | ballet | 1894 |
| Polovtsian Dances | group of works | — |
| Polovtsian Dances | musical work/composition | — |
| Stars of the Russian Ballet | film | 1954 |
| Swan Lake | choreographic work | 1877 |
| The Haarlem Tulip | ballet | 1887 |
| The Nutcracker | choreographic work | — |
| Trepak | choreographic work | — |
Films
- Stars of the Russian Ballet (1954)
Contemporaries
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Russian theatre director and director of the Hermitage (1835–1909)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (1840–1893)
Pavel Gerdt
Russian ballet dancer (1844–1917)
Riccardo Drigo
artist (1846-1930)
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