Le Corsaire (Rudolf Nureyev staging)

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Le Corsaire (Rudolf Nureyev staging) is a celebrated 20th-century reinterpretation of the classic Romantic ballet, noted for its virtuosic choreography, expanded male roles, and enduring presence in major ballet company repertoires.

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instanceOf ballet production ⓘ
choreographic staging ⓘ
artisticDirectorAtPremiere Rudolf Nureyev ⓘ
associatedWith Rudolf Nureyev repertoire ⓘ
basedOn Le Corsaire ⓘ
original Le Corsaire choreography by Marius Petipa ⓘ
choreographer Rudolf Nureyev ⓘ
choreographicApproach reinterpretation of 19th-century Petipa tradition ⓘ
composer Adolphe Adam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
emphasizes ensemble virtuosity ⓘ
male solo variations ⓘ
featuresCharacter Ali ⓘ
Conrad ⓘ
Gulnare ⓘ
Lankendem ⓘ
Medora ⓘ
Pasha ⓘ
genre Romantic ballet ⓘ
hasInfluenced later stagings of Le Corsaire by other companies ⓘ
hasRecording video recordings by major ballet companies ⓘ
hasRoleFor large corps de ballet ⓘ
principal female dancer ⓘ
principal male dancer ⓘ
historicalContext late 20th-century revival of classical ballet canon ⓘ
includesNumber Le Corsaire pas de deux ⓘ
Le Corsaire pas de trois or pas de deux variations ⓘ
language non-verbal ballet ⓘ
notableFor enduring presence in major ballet repertoires ⓘ
expanded male roles ⓘ
showcase for male virtuosity ⓘ
technical difficulty ⓘ
virtuosic choreography ⓘ
originalCompany Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ
performanceMedium live stage performance ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
premieredBy Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ
productionType full-length narrative ballet ⓘ
repertoireOf Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ
major international ballet companies ⓘ
setting Orientalist seaport environment ⓘ
style classical ballet ⓘ
virtuosic gala-style choreography ⓘ
subjectMatter pirates and slave market adventure ⓘ
targetAudience classical ballet audiences ⓘ
usesMusicBy Adolphe Adam ⓘ
other 19th-century composers traditionally associated with Le Corsaire ⓘ

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