F. Hilverding and G. Angiolini, the celebrated pioneers and choreographers
of the 18th century ballet, were directing the Russian St.Petersburg ballet company for about 20 years. As a result of their work over a number of years, Russian ballet had been transformed from an ornamental addition to opera into a self-sustained form of
art and rose to an equal level with the other performing arts. Both choreographers sought to bring dance, music and drama together, thus developing a ballet d’action.
Ballet productions by F. Hilverding and G. Angiolini became an inseparable part of the Russian ballet-dancers education. The culture of dancing advanced to a high level. Russian-born performers were gradually replacing foreign dancers, often surpassing them in the mastery of ballet. F. Hilverding and G. Angiolini should also be
credited for shaping the Russian national ballet repertoire.
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