About this Event
200 University Circle, DeKalb, IL 60115
Music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus
Choreography by Joseph Mazilier
This year's Fall Dance Concert features Paquita and other repertoire. "Paquita is a romantic ballet in three acts, originally staged for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1847. Set in Spain during the occupation by Napoleon’s army, it is the story of the young Romani girl, Paquita. She doesn’t know that she is really of noble birth, having been abducted by Romani people when she was an infant. She saves the life of a young French officer, Lucien d’Hervilly, the target of a Spanish governor who plots to have him killed by Iñigo, a Roma chief. With the help of a medallion with her father’s portrait, she discovers her true history and ends up marrying Lucien." -- Olympic Ballet Theatre