Paul Poiret
Vera Fokina and Mikhail Fokine in “Cléopâtre”
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Ink and watercolor
John Neumeier Foundation, Hamburg
The 1910 program of the Ballets Russes also included the ballet “Cleopatra.” The choreography was also by Mikhail Fokine (1880–1942) and was based on music by several composers, including Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) and Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881).