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 Beauty and the BeastClick the following links to read more:
Storyguide Read the fairy-tale story of the ballet The nature of the Beast Find out about the Beast's costume Activity sheet Click here for a printable activity sheet featuring the Wild Girl Archives: Beauty and the Beast John Percival on the creation of the ballet David Bintley on Beauty and the Beast Read a new interview with David from earlier in 2008 |
Cardiff2008Birmingham Royal Ballet return to Cardiff in autumn 2008 for a week of shows at the wales Millennium Centre. The Company perform three Stravinsky ballets, The Firebird, Le Baiser de la fée and Petrushka, 21 & 22 October 2008, and David Bintley's gothic fairytale, Beauty and the Beast, 23-25 October 2008. For information and articles on all four of the ballets, follow the links around the page. |
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 The FirebirdClick the following links to read more:
Storyguide Read the fairy-tale story of the Firebird Children's activity sheet Click here for a printable colouring and puzzle sheet featuring the Firebird herself Press quotes See what the critics thought The Firebird. The history of The Firebird Read more about the creation of the ballet |
 Le Baiser de la féeClick the following links to read more:
Introduction Find out about this ballet, and the other versions that have preceded it. Michael Corder Read the biography of the choreographer The Fairy's Kiss Michael Corder discusses his new piece |
 PetrushkaClick the following links to read more:
Introduction to Petrushka Find out about the creation of the ballet, and one of the few narrative scores in Stravinsky's career Behind-the-scenes: the shoe supervisor A behind-the-scenes interview with Michael Clifford, Birmingham Royal Ballet's shoemaster, where he explains why Petrushka demands more work than Sleeping Beauty. The Acrobat and the Ringmaster Read about the prolific partnership of Stravinsky and Diaghilev |
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