GETTING READY FOR THE PREMIERE | THE MAKING OF RAYMONDA #5 | Dutch National Ballet

The fifth episode of The making of Raymonda. After years of preparations, Raymonda had a fantastic premiere last weekend. In this final episode of the making of series, we take a look behind the scenes in the run-up to the premiere and we talk to the cast & crew of Raymonda! Because how about the nerves, so close to the performance?

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Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production, concept and additional choreography: Rachel Beaujean

Raymonda: Maia Makhateli
Abd al-Rahman: Young Gyu Choi
Jean de Brienne: Semyon Velichko

Music: Aleksandr Glazunov
Costume and set design: Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting design: James F. Ingalls
Assistant for research, production development and Mazurka, Pas Hongrois and Romanesca rehearsals: Grigori Tchitcherine
Fight choreography: Youval Kuipers
Music preparation and supervision: Boris Gruzin
Musical advice: Matthew Rowe, Olga Khoziainova
Music engraving and editing: Lars Payne
Dramaturgic advice: Janine Brogt
Grand Pas Classique rehearsals: Guillaume Graffin, Larissa Lezhnina
Ballet masters: Larissa Lezhnina, Guillaume Graffin, Judy Maelor Thomas, Charlotte Chapellier, Sandrine Leroy, Jozef Varga

With cooperation of students and pupils of the Dutch National Ballet Academy
Rehearsals and guidance ballet students: Dario Elia, Amanda Beck

Musical accompaniment: Dutch National Ballet Orchestra conducted by Vello Pähn

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