Mariinsky Ballet

The Mariinsky Ballet is a Saint Petersburg ballet company descended from the Imperial Russian ballet tradition. It is the resident ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre.

Imperial Russian Ballet: The ballet institution maintained by the Russian imperial court before the 1917 Revolution. The Mariinsky Ballet developed from this court institution and inherited its repertory and training traditions.
Agrippina Vaganova: A Russian ballet dancer and teacher who systematized a method of classical ballet training. She taught and performed in the company before shaping its influential teaching tradition.
Classical ballet: A codified theatrical dance tradition built on formal technique, structured choreography, and pointe work. The company is a leading exponent of classical ballet’s Russian tradition.
Don Quixote (ballet): A ballet based on episodes from Miguel de Cervantes’s novel, with music by Ludwig Minkus. The company performs this virtuoso repertory work in a staging rooted in Russian ballet.
Russian ballet: The ballet tradition that developed in Russia through imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet institutions. The Mariinsky Ballet has been one of this tradition’s principal institutions.
Imperial Theatre School of Saint Petersburg: A Saint Petersburg school that trained performers for the imperial theatres. Its graduates supplied dancers to the company and helped establish its classical style.
Anna Pavlova: A Russian ballerina celebrated internationally in the early twentieth century. Her career began at the imperial theatres and helped carry their ballet tradition abroad.
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet): A ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1890. Its imperial-era premiere and staging became a cornerstone of the company’s repertory.
La Bayadère: A ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa with music by Ludwig Minkus, first performed in 1877. Its grand scenes and demanding ensemble dancing showcase the company’s classical resources.
Sergei Diaghilev: A Russian impresario who founded the Ballets Russes and transformed ballet abroad. His company brought dancers trained in Saint Petersburg into international modernist culture.

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