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Petipa
French-Russian dancer and choreographer who greatly influenced modern classical Russian ballet. Born in Marseilles, he received his early training from his ballet-master father and was a principal dancer in France, Belgium, and Spain before joining the Imperial Theater in St. Petersburg in 1847. There he also created several ballets, including The Pharaoh's Daughter, which led to his appointment as chief choreographer in 1869. By his retirement in 1903, he had produced over 60 ballets for the imperial theaters in St. Petersburg and Moscow--including Don Quixote (1869), La Camargo (1872), Sleeping Beauty (1890), Swan Lake (1895), and The Seasons (1900)--which formed the core of the classical Russian repertoire.
stupa
Monument erected in memory of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint, often marking a sacred spot, commemorating an event, or housing a relic. Stupas are architectural symbols of the Buddha's death. A simple stupa may consist of a circular earthenware base supporting a massive solid dome, from which projects an umbrella, symbolizing protection. This basic design is the inspiration for other types of Buddhist monuments, incl. pagodas, seen throughout Asia. Worship consists of walking clockwise around a stupa. Many important stupas have become places of pilgrimage.
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