The world-famous Mariinsky Theater (formerly known as the Kirov)
Panel featuring the Imperial Double Eagle in the the atrium of the Mariinsky
Ceiling fresco in the atrium
Original character sketches for Odile (the Black Swan) and the Princess-Regent
Character sketch for the evil wizard Rothbart
Interior of the Mariinsky
Act One curtain call, with Odette, Prince Siegfried and a legion of Swan Maidens
Act Two curtain call: Odile takes her bow
(the same dancer plays both Odette and Odile)
Odile and Siegfried, with assorted members of the Kirov in the background
Act Three curtain call....damn, that's a lot of Swan Maidens
The conductor of the flawless pit orchestra takes his much-deserved bow
Diana Vishneva, Prima Ballerina of the Kirov troupe
(She's the dancer who played Odette and Odile)
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