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VenueBirmingham Hippodrome
Also: DanceXchange,Patrick Centre
TownBirmingham
CountyWest Midlands
From3rd July 2008
To5th July 2008
Birmingham Hippodrome (V145)
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Birmingham Royal Ballet - Stravinsky: the real deal - Petrushka/Le Baiser de la fee/Card Game

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Work:: Birmingham Royal Ballet (S0697032789)


Company Birmingham Royal Ballet

Production:: Stravinsky: the real deal - Petrushka/Le Baiser de la fee/Card Game (T368215108)

Petrushka - Since the Ballets Russes' 1911 premiere, Petrushka has remained an anarchic force on stages around the world. In Fokine's ballet all the wild fun of the Butter Week Fair in St Petersburg floods the stage, and unruly Petrushka is soon creating havoc. Then, one wooden step too far, this harlequin meets a very mortal end - but there's spirit in the old doll yet. Le Baiser de la fée - BRB’s homage to composer Igor Stravinsky boasts another coup for 2008, with a brand-new version of Le Baiser de la fée by choreographer Michael Corder. This beautiful ballet breathes life into Hans Christian Andersen's chilling fairy tale The Ice Maiden. Enthralled by a child lost in the mountains, the Ice Maiden gives him a kiss - one that he will never escape. Card Game - In Card Game, Stravinsky, himself a keen poker player, plays with allegiances, rivalries and power. John Cranko's witty choreography entered The Royal Ballet repertory in 1966. In this modern classic, the sly Joker banishes the proud Queen, the Two, Three, Four, Five and Six strike a straight flush, and little Two of Diamonds tries to spoil everyone's fun.
Choreographer Fokine (Petrushka)
Choreographer Michael Corder (Le Baiser de la fee)
Choreographer John Cranko (Card Game)

Listing:: L155486767




Stravinsky: the real deal - Petrushka/Le Baiser de la fee/Card Game

Petrushka - Since the Ballets Russes' 1911 premiere, Petrushka has remained an anarchic force on stages around the world. In Fokine's ballet all the wild fun of the Butter Week Fair in St Petersburg floods the stage, and unruly Petrushka is soon creating havoc. Then, one wooden step too far, this harlequin meets a very mortal end - but there's spirit in the old doll yet. Le Baiser de la fée - BRB’s homage to composer Igor Stravinsky boasts another coup for 2008, with a brand-new version of Le Baiser de la fée by choreographer Michael Corder. This beautiful ballet breathes life into Hans Christian Andersen's chilling fairy tale The Ice Maiden. Enthralled by a child lost in the mountains, the Ice Maiden gives him a kiss - one that he will never escape. Card Game - In Card Game, Stravinsky, himself a keen poker player, plays with allegiances, rivalries and power. John Cranko's witty choreography entered The Royal Ballet repertory in 1966. In this modern classic, the sly Joker banishes the proud Queen, the Two, Three, Four, Five and Six strike a straight flush, and little Two of Diamonds tries to spoil everyone's fun.

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