The Magic Pills

The Magic Pills (Les Pilules magiques) is a ballet-féerie with three acts and thirteen scenes. The choreography is by Marius Petipa, and the music is by Ludwig Minkus.

The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on February 21, 1886, at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ballet was presented in honor of the inauguration of the Mariinsky Theatre as the Imperial Ballet and Opera's principal venue in 1886 and was the first ballet performed in the theatre. Principal dancer Varvara Nikitina performed the leading role.