The transformation of the archetypal image of sea maiden in various versions of the ballet Undine by Caesare Puni and Jules Perrault
The article considers the process of transformation of the image of the main character of the ballet Undine by Caesar Puni and Jules Perrault from London to Peterhof and St. Petersburg productions. The main angle of this analysis is the correlation of certain qualities of the Undine / Naiad, emphasized by the authors in three versions of the ballet, with the main features of the archetypal image of the sea maiden, which gained special popularity in the era of romanticism. It is emphasized that with obvious changes from version to version, Undine / Naiad still retains the main characteristic of the sea maiden-the ambivalence of the image, expressed by appropriate dramatic and musical means.