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Considered one of the first "white ballets, or ballet blanc". Choreographed by Phillipe Taglioni and was performed by his own daughter Marie Taglioni.
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He worked with Petipa to compose music for Swan Lake (1877), Sleeping Beauty (1889), and The Nutcracker (1892).
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Giselle was choreographed by Jean Coralli. Jules Perrot was responsible for the choreography of the role Giselle, danced by Carlotta Grisi.
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Arthur Saint-léon choreographed his greatest ballet, Coppélia. He died 3 months after its premiere. The story is about a love triangle between Swanilda, Franz, and a life-size doll named Coppélia.
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Sergei Diaghilev, The founder of the Ballet Russes, dies.
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Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum named their new company Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. George Balanchine became the dance master/principle choreographer.
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The company had their first performance and critics said "Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo was the authentic air to Diaghilev's Ballet Russe"
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Balanchine had an idea to make young dancers the stars. They chose 3 dancers, ages 12-13, to be these young stars. They became known as the "baby ballerinas".
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Basil and Blum push out Balanchine secretly
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After dropping Balanchine, Basil and Blum hire Leonide Massine to replace him. He introduced the symphonic orchestra to ballet and created stronger lead roles for male dancers.
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The Massine Era of ballet at the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo began.
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Now in America, Sol Hurok booked their first American tour.
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They begin to hire american dancers but changed their names to make them sound Russian.
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By this pointe, The company had performed for 3 million people!
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Wasily de Basil and Rene Blum did not see eye to eye which lead to Blum resigning from the company. Massine kept the name, Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo so Basil renamed his company The Original Ballet Russe.
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In London, The Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and The Original Ballet Russe make big debut.
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When Massine lost his rights to his choreography, he had to create 3 new enormous ballets.
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Basil had a problem replacing Massine, but soon hired David Lichine as principle choreographer. Lichine and Massine became rivals and tried stealing dancers from each other.
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By 1939 both companies are back in London.
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Basil took his company to Australia and for 7 months filled up the theaters.
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Hurok chooses Massine's Ballet Russes de monte-Carlo to go on another American tour.
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World War II begins and both companies take a boat to America.
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Hurok severed his ties with basil declaring him as one of the most difficult people to work with. Basil took his company on a Latin American tour.
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Ballet Russes de Monte-Carlo hired Agne de Mille, and American choreographer and that began the "true American ballet". She choreographed Rodeo.
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Ballet crossed over to broadway and George Balanchine was the choreographer.
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Basil's company had its last performance in November of 1948.
