Bluebird pas de deux

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The Bluebird pas de deux is a celebrated classical ballet duet, often performed as a virtuosic showpiece featuring the characters of the Bluebird and Princess Florine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet pas de deux
classical ballet variation
act Act III of The Sleeping Beauty
linked to: The Sleeping Beauty
associatedWith Imperial Ballet tradition
basedOn fairy tale character Blue Bird
fairy tale character Princess Florine
characterType fairy-tale divertissement
choreographer Marius Petipa
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
featuresCharacter Bluebird
Princess Florine
genre classical ballet
iconicRoleFor female classical dancers
male classical dancers
includesSection adagio
coda
entrée
female variation
male variation
languageOfTitle English
movementType pas de deux
musicCharacteristic brilliant and sparkling orchestration
musicFrom The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
notableFor bravura jumps and beats
delicate and intricate female variation
virtuosic male variation
oftenPerformedAs competition variation
gala showpiece
originalBalletTitle La Belle au bois dormant
linked to: The Sleeping Beauty
originalLanguageOfBalletTitle French
originCountry Russia
partOf The Sleeping Beauty
performanceContext full-length productions of The Sleeping Beauty
mixed classical ballet programs
premiereBallet The Sleeping Beauty
premiereCity Saint Petersburg
premiereCountry Russian Empire
premiereDate 1890
premiereTheatre Mariinsky Theatre
requiresCostumeElement blue feathered wings for Bluebird
courtly tutu for Princess Florine
scene wedding celebration scene in The Sleeping Beauty
setting fairy-tale royal court
standardRepertoireOf classical ballet companies worldwide
style Petipa classical style
technicalLevel advanced

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The Sleeping Beauty notableVariation Bluebird pas de deux