Odette variacion- whose choreography?

[silvy]

Hi!!

Just wud like to know if Odette's variation (2nd act Swan Lake) is credited to Ivanov (like all the White Acts of Swan Lake, as far as my knowledge goes), or if it is a Petipa interpolation

thanks very much

Silvy

[Mel Johnson]

All of Acts II and IV are usually credited to Ivanov, although there's a school of thought that Petipa "talked him through" the choreography from a sickbed. But Russian magazine articles from the period strongly indicate that Ivanov was the one in the studio.

[silvy]

thanks, Mayor Johnson.

I thought of asking that question because I needed to put the credits of the choreography for the variation, which I am dancing (tomorrow!!!). I thought of saying "Petipa-Ivanov" to be on the safer side, but now I think I will say "Ivanov" and pay credit to the forgotten master.

That brings to mind a topic I might raise: what about discussing Ivanov as the "forgotten master", who was always behing Petipa?

silvy