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A character choreographed by this person is kicked onstage and gets up to the sound of juxtaposed C and F-sharp major triads from the clarinets. Being expressive “from head to foot” and linking “dancing and mimetic (-5[1])gesture” to “dramatic action” are two of this choreographer’s five principles. This choreographer responded to criticism of rejecting pointe work by creating a solo dance set to a piece from The Carnival of the Animals. A ballet choreographed by this person opens with a Polonaise in A major orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov, and was initially titled after Frédéric Chopin. This choreographer left the Ballets Russes in 1912 after working on Petrushka and Les Sylphides (-5[1])(“seel-FEED”). For 10 points, name this Russian choreographer who created The Dying Swan for Anna Pavlova. (-5[1])■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Michel Fokine
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