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Petrouchka

A Burlesque in One Act

Music By Igor Stravinsky
Choreography by Michel Fokine
Story by Igor Stravinsky and Alexandre Benois
Décor after Alexandre Benois

World Premiere

Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
June 13, 1911
Théâtre du Châtelet
Paris, France

Cast:
Tamara Karsavina (Ballerina)
Vaslav Nijinsky (Petrouchka)
Alexandre Orlov (Moor)
Enrico Cecchetti (Charlatan)
Bronislava Nijinska, Ludmila Shollar (Street Dancers)