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Before Petipa Became A Great Choreographer, He Was Ballet’s Cecil B. DeMille

DANCE Posted: May 6, 2020 7:32 am

“Decades before Cecil B. DeMille sent horse-drawn chariots thundering through the desert, the world’s most famous ballet choreographer created an epic version of Egypt for the stage, and paraded live camels, monkeys and lions through a glitzy Russian opera house. With that ballet — titled The Pharoah’s Daughter — Marius Petipa was just getting started.” – The Washington Post

DANCE Published: 05.05.20

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