The Ballerina

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The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character
fictional character
puppet character
appearsIn Petrushka NERFINISHED
artFormContext classical ballet
associatedWithGenre Russian ballet
ballet
associatedWithSetting Shrovetide Fair NERFINISHED
characterType ballerina
love interest
createdBy Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED
embodiesTrait elegance
emotional distance
grace
firstPerformanceOfWork 1911
hasRelationshipWith Petrushka NERFINISHED
The Moor NERFINISHED
hasRoleInWork principal character in Petrushka
hasThemeContext puppets and human emotions
tragic romance
unrequited love
medium stage performance
narrativeFunction idealized romantic figure
object of Petrushka’s affection
partOf Petrushka puppet trio NERFINISHED
portrayedBy human dancer
romanticTriangleWith Petrushka and the Moor NERFINISHED
setInWorkContext Russian Shrovetide fairground
workChoreographer Michel Fokine NERFINISHED
workDesigner Alexandre Benois NERFINISHED
workLanguageContext Russian
workPremieredAt Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris NERFINISHED
workPremieredBy Ballets Russes NERFINISHED

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Petrushka featuresCharacter The Ballerina