Fokine in Warsaw, 1908-1914

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Warsaw theater was beset by financial problems during the pre-World War I period, but an enthusiastic reception for an Isadora Duncan recital persuaded officials to mount a ballet production, and the choreographer Michel Fokine was brought in for the purpose. He staged two ballets imported from St. Petersburg, 'Eunice' and 'Chopiniana.' Both were of special interest to a Polish audience. Although their departure from traditional repertory resulted at first in a mixed reception, they enjoyed long stage lives in Warsaw.

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The Polish dancers visit St. Petersburg, 1851: a detective story

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Investigating the truth of an anecdote that Tsar Nicholas I had imported eight Polish dancers to Russia to perform 'Le Diable a quatre' required a search through St Petersburg newspapers, old Russian encyclopedias and the Russian archives. The dancers traveled by sleigh in 1851 and and made their first appearance at the Bolshoi Theatre before performing at a court ball marking the marriage of the tsar's niece.

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The Polish mishaps of Serge Lifar and Bronislava Nijinska

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Two events that took place in the mid-1930's involving the famous ballet star Serge Lifar and Bronislava Nijinska is described. These examples are given to explain the art of dance in Poland before World War II.

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