Olga Smirnova (ballet) instrument of her art form", revealing his enthusiasm for her pas de deux with Semyon Chudin at the Royal Opera House. He also acclaimed her roles the same week of Odette-Odile in "Swan Lake". The enthusiasm was reflected by Clement Crisp of the "Financial Times" while Zoë Anderson of "The Independent" was impressed by her performance of Nikiya in "La Bayadère" in which she "carrie[d] the story with aplomb". Olga Smirnova (ballet) Olga Smirnova (born 1991) is a Russian ballet dancer who is currently a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet. She has danced at venues across Europe as well
Pulcinella (ballet) Pulcinella (ballet) Pulcinella is a one-act neoclassical ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on an 18th-century play "Quartre Polichinelles semblables" ("Four identical Pulcinellas"). Pulcinella is a stock character originating from "commedia dell'arte". The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera on 15 May 1920 under the baton of Ernest Ansermet. The dancer Léonide Massine created both the libretto and choreography, and Pablo Picasso designed the original costumes and sets. The ballet was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev. A performance of the work typically lasts 35 minutes. The ballet score was revised by Stravinsky in 1965. Diaghilev wanted a ballet based on an early