Satanella Pas de Deux (AKA The Fascination Pas de Deux from Satanella or The Venetian Carnival Grand Pas de Deux or The Carnival in Venice Pas de Deux) is a famous Classical Pas de Deux, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and with music by Cesare Pugni on a theme by Nicolò Paganini. First presented on February 12/24 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1859 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre. Pas de deux is also a dressage preformance using two horses. ... Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... Maestro Cesare Pugni, London, circa 1843 Cesare Pugni (31 May 1802?, Genoa?, Italy — 26 January 1870, St. ... Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840 in Nice) was a violinist and composer. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The St. ...

History

This famous Classical Pas de Deux was originally created by Marius Petipa for his wife, the Prima Ballerina Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa, to be added to her performance in a work titled The Carnival in Venice. Though this work did not last but a few performances in the repertory of the Imperial Theatres, Petipa's Pas de Deux nevertheless survived in an independent form. In 1870, Petipa interpolated the piece into his production of the ballet Le Diable Amoureux (AKA Satanella, as the work was known in Russia), where it acquired the title The Fascination Pas de Deux. The Pas de Deux outlived Satanella as well, and has remained in the repertory of the Russian ballet ever since. In recent years it has been staged by many companies all over the world. It is known under many titles - The Carnival in Venice Pas de Deux or as the The Fascination Pas de Deux from Satanella, or quite simply as the Satanella Pas de Deux. A ballerina is a female ballet dancer. ... Le Diable Amoureux (The Devil in Love, 1772) is an occult romance by Jacques Cazotte which tells of a demon, or devil, who falls in love with Alvaro, an amateur human dabbler, and attempts, in the guise of a young woman, to win his affections. ... Le Diable Amoureux (The Devil in Love, 1772) is an occult romance by Jacques Cazotte which tells of a demon, or devil, who falls in love with Alvaro, an amateur human dabbler, and attempts, in the guise of a young woman, to win his affections. ...