By Rain Francis.
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Which of the following characters is least likely to be classed as a ballet villain?
a) Rothbart
b) Petrouchka
c) Carabosse
d) Myrtha
In which ballet would you find Swanhilda?
a) Pineapple Poll
b) The Nutcracker
c) Cinderella
d) Coppelia
In Act III of Petipa’s Swan Lake, several national dances are performed.
Which country is NOT represented, traditionally?
a) Spain
b) Poland
c) Germany
d) Hungary
What name is given to the evil spirits in Giselle?
a) Wilis
b) Nymphs
c) Faeries
d) Sylphs
In which ballet would you find Oberon, Puck and Titania?
a) Onegin
b) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
c) Manon
d) The Moor’s Pavane
In Romeo and Juliet, who kills Tybalt?
a) Romeo
b) Juliet
c) Mercutio
d) Benvolio
Who is Hilarion’s rival for Giselle’s affection?
a) Franz
b) Bathilde
c) Albrecht
d) Wilfrid
Who created the role of the film producer in Nureyev’s Cinderella?
a) Mikhail Baryshnikov
b) Rudolph Nureyev
c) Anton Dolin
d) Peter Martins
The character of Petrouchka is a WHAT?
a) puppet
b) ragdoll
c) clown
d) scarecrow
In which ballet would you find the ‘Kingdom of the Shades’?
a) Scheherezade
b) Le Corsaire
c) Don Quixote
d) La Bayadere
Answers: 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – c, 4 – a, 5 – b, 6 – a, 7 – c , 8 – b, 9 – a, 10 – d
Photo: The Australian Ballet’s Lucinda Dunn and Robert Curran in Onegin. Photo by Georges Antoni
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