Enrico Cecchetti was an Italian virtuoso dancer, ballet master, and pedagogue, and the creator of the famous method of dance training. Born in 1850 in Rome into a family of ballet artists, he trained at Giovanni Lepri's Academy of Dance in Florence and debuted on the stage of Milan's La Scala theatre in 1870. A significant part of his career was connected with Russia. In 1887, at the invitation of the Director of the Imperial Theatres, Ivan Vsevolozhsky, he joined the troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre as a soloist. In 1890, Cecchetti participated in the premiere of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Sleeping Beauty". From 1892, he held the position of second ballet master and répétiteur, and from 1893, he began teaching at the St. Petersburg Theatrical School. In 1907–1909, Anna Pavlova was among his students. In 1910, Sergei Diaghilev invited Cecchetti to become the principal teacher of the "Russian Ballet" (Ballets Russes), where he also appeared on stage in characteristic mimetic roles, such as Kashchei in "The Firebird" and the Magician in "Petrushka". Later, Cecchetti opened a ballet school in London (1918), and in 1924, he headed the ballet school of La Scala theatre in Milan, where he taught until the end of his days. The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum's online collection features archival documents, photographs, posters, and other materials connected to Enrico Cecchetti and his contribution to the development of world choreographic art.