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Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (Russian: Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet.
Lev Ivanov (born Feb. 18 [Feb. 6, old style], 1834, Moscow—died Dec. 24 [Dec. 11, O.S.], 1901, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian ballet dancer who was the choreographic assistant to Marius Petipa, the director and chief choreographer of the Imperial Russian Ballet.
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Learn about Lev Ivanov (1834-1901), a dancer, ballet master, and choreographer who created the lakeside acts of Swan Lake. Find out his biography, works, and controversies in this comprehensive entry from The Oxford Dictionary of Dance.
Russian dancer and choreographer Lev Ivanov (1834–1901) was a key figure in Russian choreography of the late 19th century. A younger contemporary and colleague of Marius Petipa, he choreographed The Nutcracker and much of Swan Lake. Ivanov was born in Moscow and began training at an early age.
Lev Ivanov was 11 when he entered the theatre school on 8 April 1845.1 His professional life officially began when he turned 16, on 18 February 1.
Ivanov is the choreographer of The Nutcracker , (1892), portions of Swan Lake, (1895), and Act II of Cinderella, (1893). He also revived La Fille mal Gard e with Petipa and re-choreographed Copp lia with Cecchetti, creating the version on which current versions are based.
To all appearances, Lev lvanovich Ivanov was a quiet, introspective man. Unlike his elder colleague Petipa, or any number of famous dancers, he never.
