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  • 21Riccardo Drigo — Maestro Riccardo Eugenio Drigo. St. Petersburg, 1892 Riccardo Eugenio Drigo (ru. Риккардо Эудженьо Дриго), a.k.a. Richard Drigo (30 June 1846 – 1 October 1930) was an Italian composer of ballet music and Italian Opera, a theatrical conductor …

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  • 22commedia dell'arte — /keuh may dee euh del ahr tee/; It. /kawm me dyah del lahrdd te/, pl. commedia dell artes, commedias dell arte, It. commedie dell arte /kawm me dye del lahrdd te/. Italian popular comedy, developed chiefly during the 16th 18th centuries, in which …

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  • 23Pas de deux — In ballet, a pas de deux (French, step/dance for two ) is a duet in which ballet steps are performed together. It usually consists of an entrée, adagio, two variations (one for each dancer), and a coda.Notable Pas de Deux* The Black Swan Pas de… …

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  • 24Don Quixote (ballet) — This article is about the ballet by Marius Petipa. For other uses, see Don Quixote (disambiguation). Important Ballets *Revivals of Marius Petipa *Paquita (1847, *1881) *Le Corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899) The Pharaoh s Daughter (1862,… …

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  • 25The Forty Thieves — is a Pantomime Burlesque written by Robert Reece, W. S. Gilbert, F. C. Burnand and Henry J. Byron, created in 1878 as an amateur production for the Beefsteak Club of London. The Beefsteak Club still meets in Irving Street, London. It was founded… …

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  • 26harlequin — harlequinism, n. /hahr leuh kwin, kin/, n. 1. (often cap.) a comic character in commedia dell arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand. 2. a buffoon. 3 …

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  • 27The Browning Version — Infobox Play name = The Browning Version image size = caption = writer = Terence Rattigan chorus = characters = mute = setting = A British public school premiere = 8 September, 1948 place = Phoenix Theatre, London orig lang = English series =… …

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  • 28George Balanchine — Infobox Actor name = George Balanchine birthname = Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze birthdate = birth date|1904|1|22 birthplace = St. Petersburg, Russia deathdate = death date and age|1983|4|30|1904|1|22 deathplace = New York City, New York… …

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  • 29American Ballet Theatre — Ángel Corella as Aminta in the 2006 production of Ashton s ballet Sylvia. American Ballet Theatre (ABT), based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world… …

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  • 30List of The Invisibles characters — The Invisibles is a comic book created by Grant Morrison for the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. This page is a list of all characters in the series. Please see The Invisibles for the main article. Contents 1 The Invisibles 1.1 Main cast 1.1.1 Jack …

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