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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Ballet School canonical | 16 |
| Imperial Ballet Academy | 1 |
| Imperial Theatre School | 1 |
| Mariinsky Theatre ballet school | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet school
ⓘ
performing arts educational institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | Russian Imperial Theatres ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Ballet School
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Ballet Academy
Imperial Ballet School ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Theatre School
|
| associatedWith |
Imperial Russian Ballet
ⓘ
Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| city |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| discipline |
dance
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| educationLevel | professional pre‑professional ballet training ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Russian Imperial era ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor | Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century ballet
ⓘ
international ballet pedagogy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Vaganova-based classical technique tradition
ⓘ
training choreographers ⓘ training classical ballet dancers ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Agrippina Vaganova
ⓘ
Anna Pavlova ⓘ George Balanchine ⓘ Mathilde Kschessinska ⓘ Michel Fokine ⓘ
surface form:
Mikhail Fokine
Olga Preobrajenska ⓘ Serge Lifar ⓘ Tamara Karsavina ⓘ Vaslav Nijinsky ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Russian Imperial Theatres ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alexandrinsky Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg
|
| produced |
many of the 20th century’s most influential choreographers
ⓘ
many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| reputation | prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres ⓘ |
| specialization |
ballet pedagogy
ⓘ
classical ballet performance ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
character dance
ⓘ
classical ballet ⓘ mime and acting for ballet ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre ballet school
this entity surface form:
Imperial Theatre School
this entity surface form:
Imperial Ballet Academy