Raymonda Behind the Scenes - Dutch National Ballet

For the first time in the Netherlands, we are presenting our own production of Marius Petipa’s legendary ballet Raymonda; a sample sheet of classical ballet technique, which is famed for its wonderful character dances. Associate artistic director Rachel Beaujean – assisted by a team that includes Ted Brandsen and Grigori Tchitcherine – is creating a completely new version of this masterpiece of the Russian ballet. The choreographic splendour will be retained, but the story will have an exciting new twist.

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Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production, concept and additional choreography: Rachel Beaujean

Raymonda: Maia Makhateli
Abd al-Rahman: Young Gyu Choi
Jean de Brienne: Semyon Velichko

Music: Aleksandr Glazoenov
Costume and set design: Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting design: James F. Ingalls
Assistant for research, production development and Mazurka, Pas Hongrois and Romanesca rehearsals: Grigori Tchitcherine
Fight choreography: Youval Kuipers
Music preparation and supervision: Boris Gruzin
Musical advice: Matthew Rowe, Olga Khoziainova
Music engraving and editing: Lars Payne
Dramaturgic advice: Janine Brogt
Grand Pas Classique rehearsals: Guillaume Graffin, Larissa Lezhnina
Ballet masters: Larissa Lezhnina, Guillaume Graffin, Judy Maelor Thomas, Charlotte Chapellier, Sandrine Leroy, Jozef Varga

With cooperation of students and pupils of the Dutch National Ballet Academy
Rehearsals and guidance ballet students: Dario Elia, Amanda Beck

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