The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov

The Life and Works of Lev Ivanov is the first book-length study in any language of this Russian choreographer – Marius Petipa’s colleague and Tchaikovsky’s collaborator – who is widely celebrated yet virtually unknown. It follows Ivanov from his school days to a career as choreographer in one of the greatest ballet companies in the world – the Imperial Ballet of St Petersburg. That mileu, Ivanov’s ballets, and their reception are described and lavishly
documented.