Stravinsky- Firebird (Bolshoi Ballet Russe Film)- Segment from Return of the Firebird
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- Ballet Russe for Halloween:
Magical glowing bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a curse to its captor.
The Firebird is described as a large bird with majestic plumage that glows brightly emitting red, orange, and yellow light, like a bonfire that is just past the turbulent flame. The feathers do not cease glowing if removed, and one feather can light a large room if not concealed. In later iconography, the form of the Firebird is usually that of a smallish fire-colored falcon, complete with a crest on its head and tail feathers with glowing "eyes". It is beautiful but dangerous, showing no sign of friendliness.
The Firebird concept has parallels in Iranian legends of magical birds, in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about the Golden Bird, and related Russian magical birds like the Sirin.
The story of the Firebird inspired many literary works, including "The Little Humpback Horse" by Pyotr Yershov. The most famous production of the Firebird was by Sergei Diaghilev of Ballets Russes, who commissioned composer Igor Stravinsky to create the enormously popular large-scale ballet score known as The Firebird. The ballet premiered in 1910 with designs by Alexander Golovin and Leon Bakst. The Choreography was by Michael Fokine and the lead role was Tamara Kasarvena. The Ballet featured the Creature herself, Ivan Tsarevich, and Koschei the Deathless.
Firebird (Ballet Russe Based on a Slavic Fairy-tale)
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: Michel Fokine
Designs: Golovin, Bakst
Roles:
Firebird- Nina Ananiashvili
Prince Ivan- Andris Liepa
Princess- Ekaterina Liepa
Koschei- Sergey Petukhov
Bolshoi State Academic Theater Orchestra, Andréy Chistiakov
Synopsis of Ballet:
Koschei’s enchanted kingdom, twilight. A Mighty Horseman-Night- appears in the distance… Day breaks and mysterious lights gleam on the trees- they are magic apples. The Firebird appears. As she dances, flame- like, slender and beautiful, she fails to notice Prince Ivan, who jumps over the fence to catch her. She tries to escape, to fly away, and begs him to give her back her freedom. Ivan yields to her entreaties in exchange of a feather. The Firebird leaves, and Ivan sees some girls coming down from the fortress. They are princess taken hostage by Koschei the Deathless. Ivan wants to join the girls, but they are afraid. His good looks and boldness win them over, however, and the First Princess trustingly tells him the sad story of her abduction. Ivan longs to free the girls. Dawn breaks and a white Horseman- Day- passes the enchanted garden. The girls rouse themselves and leave, for they are held subject by Koschei’s sorcery. When Ivan tries to Follow them, Koschei’s servants, guards and monsters appear on all sides. At last Koschei appears. Before Ivan can escape, the guards seize him. The girls beg in vain. Koschei’s anger towards those who dare to enter his kingdom is terrible and Prince Ivan must die (like many brave heroes before him, he would be turned to stone). Suddenly Ivan remembers the feather that the Firebird gave him and summons her. All Koschei’s servants (and the Girls) are carried away by her dancing, and even Koschei himself begins to dance, unable to stop. The dance gets faster and faster until Koschei and all his servents fall exhausted. Before they awake, Ivan gains possession of the huge egg containing Koschei’s soul (much to Koschei’s horror). He smashes the egg; Koschei and his army die as soon as the egg breaks, freeing the girls and all those turned to stone before, and all ends in general rejoicing.
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Unforgetable.A perfect fairy tale.The costums,the scentry, the music, the dancers, and then comes the firebird absolutely astonishing.Fantasting.BRAVO
One of the most amazing things I have ever seen mind-blowing in late 2023.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION, MUSIC performance and accompaniment to such great dancers...INCREDIBLE!! the Whole world should be shown this!!!
Obra de arte impresionante, la composición de Stravinsky, la interpretación del ballet, y hay que agregar la dirección de cámaras! Saludos desde Bolivia.
Angorgetable a perfect fairy tale.The costumes, the scenry , the misic, the dancers, and then comes the firebird absolutely astonishing fantastic .BRAVO
I placed this among the Halloween Pieces.
thank you for sharing,this is to me the real spirit of Russia (the Motherland)
and dear brother Tristan let's not forget the thunderbird by the native people of South to north Americas,
as strawinsky showed in his work le sacre du printemps, every Russian fairytale story have a deeper hidden moral standard in it and this is a new form of technology used to make it come alive,really wonderfull done and all costumes handmade and not a single one is A-like,unique in it's own way of all life,wish you all dear friends a peacefull and magical day
I am working on presentations of art music related to four major holidays: Easter, Earth Day, Halloween, and Christmas. This Stravinsky ballet is fit for Halloween. I have placed Petrushka in Easter, but the Rite of Spring is more of a general piece, not related to any global holiday.
Está muy bien hecho, todo
i’ve seen other ballerinas in the role of the firebird, but this one convinced me that she really IS a wild bird that cannot be tamed. amazing! evocative interpretation and performance!
Such a Treasure❤ Thank You from the depth of my heart for posting this
Magnificent. The discipline required is astonishing. Bravo.
I think this is amazing in that the original costuming and choreography was incorporated. Great thanks. 🌝💥
I love this version. Thank you for sharing this
Absolutely beautiful.
beautiful
Worthy of a Halloween Playlist.
Supernatural🍍🍍
I assigned this Stravinsky ballet to Halloween and it's related concepts of Death, Destiny, and the Supernatural.
놀랍다
I'm doing that kind of dance at my dance practice
30:51
I go to ballet also did you know that
End of the fox an epoch! ура! ура! ура!
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18:35 8:22
Gosh. I hate to be the outlier…but here it goes. This is an important document of the Fokine years with the attention to costumes, creative photography & other very creative filmic innovation. As a ballet, it did not move me. Perhaps as a Balanchine lover, I’m looking more towards the interpretations the human body lends to the music of a composer. This production seemed more a mime, encrusted and weighed down by pearls, velvet & gold. Not to my taste, but interesting. Thanks for submitting this seminal work.
And Stravinsky essentially felt the same way; he claimed to dis-like what he called "anecdotal" choreography, where the music suggests specific movements and actions, to which Fokine matched his choreography. Stravinsky was a very ANTI-emotional guy in music, and loved the abstract. HOWEVER...whether he liked it or not, he had created in the original Firebird, the SINGLE GREATEST example of "ACTION" music ever written, brilliantly capturing the character, mood and movement of every scene and character. Stravinsky's latter-day opinions and revisionist attitudes are certainly interesting, but ultimately irrelevant to the music itself.
11:26 sooo sensual!
Wonderful, but Petrushka sounds twicely better