Petipa, Marius

Petipa, Marius (11 March 1822, Marseille; 2 June 1910, Gurzuf, Russia), choreographier, received his first instruction in ballet from his father Jean-Antoine and made his debut at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in La Dansomanie during 1831. He left Belgium in 1834 for Bordeaux and Nantes, where he choreographed his first works, which included Le Droit du Seigneur and La Noce à Nantes . He visited the United States with his father in 1839. When he returned to Europe, it was uncertain whether or not…