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Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master

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  • Dauberval, with Mlle Allard, in Sylvie, 1766; wood engraving by Jules Huyot, 19th century, after a contemporary work by an unknown artist
    Jean Dauberval

    With Vincenzo Galeotti’s Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master (1786), it is one of the oldest ballets still in the repertoire of contemporary companies; although Dauberval’s original choreography was lost, there are several more recent versions based on the original scenario, notably those by Lev Ivanov and…

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    With Vincenzo Galeotti’s Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master (1786), it is one of the oldest ballets still in the repertoire of contemporary companies; although Dauberval’s original choreography was lost, there are several more recent versions based on the original scenario, notably those by Lev Ivanov and…

    Read More