He was scenery and costume designer for the ballet, "Swan Lake," in the Sadler's Wells Ballet production at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, England with Alicia Markova (Odette/Odile) and Robert Helpmann (Prince Siegfried) in the cast. Petipa and Ivanov were original choreographers. Nicholas Sergeyev was choreographer. Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky was composer. V.P. Begitchev and Vasily Geltzer wrote the book.