Premier Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres

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Premier Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres was the prestigious chief ballet master role at the Russian Imperial Theatres, overseeing choreography and the artistic direction of ballet productions in imperial Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic leadership role
ballet position
theatrical profession
associatedWith Imperial Ballet School NERFINISHED
Imperial Court of Russia NERFINISHED
authorityOver ballet choreographers of the Imperial Theatres
ballet corps de ballet
country Russian Empire
employer Imperial Theatres NERFINISHED
endTime after the fall of the Russian Empire (approximate)
field ballet
performing arts
hasDomain imperial ballet productions
hasEmployer Imperial Ballet NERFINISHED
hierarchicalLevel chief ballet master
historicalContext 19th-century Russian ballet
early 20th-century Russian ballet
inception 19th century (approximate)
influenced development of Russian classical ballet
influencedBy French ballet tradition
Italian ballet tradition
languageOfWorkOrName French
location Moscow
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
notableFor setting artistic standards for ballet in the Russian Empire
shaping the imperial ballet repertoire
partOf Russian Imperial Theatres NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy Arthur Saint-Léon NERFINISHED
Enrico Cecchetti NERFINISHED
Jules Perrot NERFINISHED
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED
reportsTo Imperial Theatres administration NERFINISHED
responsibleFor artistic direction of ballet productions
choreography of ballet productions
repertory planning for ballet
revival of existing ballets
staging of new ballets
supervision of ballet dancers
status prestigious position
subordinateTo Director of the Imperial Theatres
translation Chief Ballet Master of the Imperial Theatres NERFINISHED
typeOfOrganizationRole artistic director of ballet
usedInPeriod Imperial Russia NERFINISHED
workLocation Bolshoi Theatre NERFINISHED
Mariinsky Theatre NERFINISHED

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Marius Petipa position Premier Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres