and Antoine Mistral, who have been invited by the king to perform at the banquet. These were originally danced by Natalia Dudinskaya and Konstantin Sergeyev and are designed for outstanding ballet dancers who can display their virtuosity in a classical pas de deux. These characters are, of course, on the side of the revolutionary mob, so that after the storming of the palace, and the death of Antoine Mistral, Mireille de Poitiers is joined by the group in dances which include variations, codas, and the participation of an enormous corps de ballet consisting of 24, and later 32, dancers. In the scene at the palace of Louis XVI there is a great deal of mime sequences whilst Mireille de Poitiers dances a minuet, which is a beautiful piece of choreography in itself. Recordings 1953, Stars of the Russian Ballet, a Soviet film production that contains segments of the ballets Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, and The Flames of Paris. Available on DVD. 2010, Bolshoi Ballet, with Natalia Osipova (Jeanne), Ivan Vasiliev (Philippe), Denis Savin (Jérôme), Yuri Klevtsov (Marquis de Beauregard), Pavel Sokorin (conductor). Available on DVD. See also List of historical ballet characters References Notes Sources Bremster, Martha, ed. (1993). International Dictionary of Ballet (Vol. 1 and 2). Detroit: St James Press. Ballets by Vasili Vainonen Ballets by Boris Asafyev 1932 ballet premieres French Revolution in fiction Cultural depictions of Louis XVI Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette Ballets based on actual events