Sergei Vikharev Reconstruction Awakening of Flora Le Réveil de Flore Novikova Stepin Ilyushkina

In 1894, Tsar Alexander III's daughter was getting married in the famous Peterhof Palace. It was built by Tsar Peter the Great, who created the city of Saint Petersburg. Peterhof Palace was built in hopes of surpassing the brilliance of Versailles. Going back to the royal wedding, it was desired to have a very special performance in celebration of the wedding. The result was a request for Marius Petipa to create a new ballet, which he called "The Awakening of Flora". The star of the ballet, dancing the role of Flora, was the then superstar, Mathilde Kschessinskaya. In 1895, it was danced at the Marinsky Theatre, where it continued to be danced until 1919, when communism temporarily stopped performances at Mariinsky Theatre.
In 2005, Sergei Vikharev worked with the Sergeyev Collection, containing notations of the original 1894 Petipa choreography. Vikharev restaged "The Awakening of Flora" in 2007 for the 7th Mariinsky International Ballet festival. with Evgenia Obraztsova as Flora.
In this video, these are the main dancers
Goddess Flora - Olesya Novikova
God Zephyr - Filipp Stepin
Goddess Diana (1st to dance) - Maria Ilyushkina
Goddess Aurora (who dances early with Flora) - Yana Selina
Cupid - Valeria Martynyuk

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