Marius Petipa. In captivity at Terpsychora. Chernyshova-Melnik N.

based on rich documentary and critical material, the book presents the reader with a wide panorama of the development of the Russian ballet of the second half of the 19th century. The author talks in detail about the theatrical process of that time: how was the renewal of the repertoire, who were leading dancers, musicians and artists. In the center of the story is the story of the legendary Marius Petip. The Frenchman by birth, he came to Russia at a young age in order to go to the service of the dancer in the Directorate of Imperial Theaters and became an outstanding choreographer, a key figure in his cultural era, whose heritage still occupies an important place in the repertoire of many theaters in the world.

Natalia Dmitrievna Melnik (Literary Pseudonym-Natalia Chernoshova-Melnik)-journalist, editor and literary translator, candidate of philological sciences, associate professor of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television. Member of the Union of Journalists of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The author of books about the Grand Dukes of the Romanovs house and about the famous entrepreneur of the joint venture. Diaghilev.