Imperial Ballet School
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The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ballet school
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performing arts educational institution → |
| affiliation |
Russian Imperial Theatres
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| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Ballet Academy
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Imperial Theatre School → |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Russian Ballet
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Mariinsky Theatre → |
| city |
Saint Petersburg
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| country |
Russian Empire
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| discipline |
dance
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performing arts → |
| educationLevel |
professional pre‑professional ballet training
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| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| historicalContext |
Russian Imperial era
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| historicalSuccessor |
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
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| influenced |
20th-century ballet
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international ballet pedagogy → |
| knownFor |
Vaganova-based classical technique tradition
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training choreographers → training classical ballet dancers → |
| languageOfInstruction |
Russian
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| locatedIn |
Saint Petersburg
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St. Petersburg → |
| notableStudent |
Agrippina Vaganova
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Anna Pavlova → George Balanchine → Mathilde Kschessinska → Mikhail Fokine → Olga Preobrajenska → Serge Lifar → Tamara Karsavina → Vaslav Nijinsky → |
| operatedBy |
Russian Imperial Theatres
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| partOf |
Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg
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| produced |
many of the 20th century’s most influential choreographers
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many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers → |
| region |
Europe
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| reputation |
prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres
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| specialization |
ballet pedagogy
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classical ballet performance → |
| trainingFocus |
character dance
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classical ballet → mime and acting for ballet → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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George Balanchine
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George Balanchine ("Mariinsky Theatre ballet school") → Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze → Lydia Lopokova → |
educatedAt |
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Imperial Ballet School
("Imperial Theatre School")
→
Imperial Ballet School ("Imperial Ballet Academy") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Imperial Russian Ballet
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associatedInstitution |
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Imperial Russian Ballet
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trainedAtSchool |