The choreographer of La Vivandiere or Markitenka was the "Matre de Ballet" of this contemporary ballet company. Diana Vishneva is the principal ballet dancer for them,
Arthur Saint-Lon (17 September 1821, Paris  2 September 1870) was the "Matre de Ballet" of St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869 and is famous for creating the choreography of the ballet "Copplia". 
The Mariinsky Ballet is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 
 Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies. 
 The Mariinsky Ballet is the parent company of the "Vaganova Ballet Academy", a leading international ballet school. 
La Vivandire (or Markitenka, as it is known in Russia) is a ballet in one act with choreography by Arthur Saint-Lon and Fanny Cerrito, and music by Cesare Pugni. 
" Vishnyova Russian:    ; born July 13, 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet). 
