Episode 2 of 3
Choreography Completion
- When
- August 1892 to December 1892
- Where
- Imperial Mariinsky Theatre
Petipa began choreography in August 1892 but illness prevented completion, leading to Lev Ivanov finishing the work.
Petipa began work on the choreography in August 1892; however, illness removed him from its completion and his assistant of seven years, Lev Ivanov, was brought in. Historically, Ivanov is credited with choreographing the entirety of the premiere due to Petipa's ill health.
Sources
- The Nutcracker Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
- Lev Ivanov Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Marius Petipa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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