Marius Petipa

Director | Writer

Date of birth : 03/10/1818

Date of death : 07/14/1910

City of birth : Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Marius Petipa was born on March 11, 1818 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer and director, known for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018), Shchelkunchik (2023) and The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - The Nutcracker (2010). He was married to Love Savitskaya and Mariia Surovshchikova. He died on July 14, 1910 in Gurzuf, Crimea, Russian Empire [now Ukraine].