La Vivandière or Markitenka
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Fanny Cerrito as Kathi in the Saint-Léon/Cerrito/Pugni La Vivandière, London, 1844
La Vivandière (or Markitenka, as it is known in Russia) is a ballet in one act with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and Fanny Cerrito, and music by Cesare Pugni.
The ballet was first presented on 23 May 1844 by the
Ballet of Her Majesty's Theatre, London, England. The principal dancers were Fanny Cerrito (as Kathi, the Vivandière
) and Arthur Saint-Léon (as Hans).
Revivals/Restagings
- Revivals by Arthur Saint-Léon for the Ballet of Her Majesty's Theatre - 1845, 1846, and 1848.
- Restaging by Maria Surovshchikova-Petipa(as Kathi, the Vivandière), and Jules Perrot (as Hans).
- Revival by Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The La Vivandière Pas de Six
- A Pas de Six from Saint-Léon's original version of this ballet was notated in his own method of Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet(the former Imperial Ballet), who still retain the piece in their repertory. The Pas de Six has since been staged by many ballet companies all over the world, and is known as either the La Vivandière Pas de Six, or the Markitenka Pas de Six (as it is known in Russia).
The La Vivandière Pas de Six has been realised on a DVD/Blu ray.[1] [2]
References
- ^ "Kirov Classics". Amazon UK. 27 November 2015.
- ^ "LA VIVANDIERE (Pankova-Vikharev, 1991) - 1 of 2". YouTube.