Bakhrushinsky Theater Museum To the 100th anniversary of Roland Petit's birth. Roland Petit is a legendary figure. And not only in the world of ballet. Petit's work was admired in the world's major theaters and in Hollywood, where he staged dances for Fred Astaire. He was friends with Rudolf Nureyev, knew Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, worked with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Maya Plisetskaya. Even during his lifetime Petit became a modern classicist. His ballets are danced on the world's most diverse stages. He is quoted, his performances are studied... Petit from his youth was surrounded by [...]