HUNTSVILLE, AL. - The Huntsville Ballet Company will open its 2010-2011 season Saturday in Decatur with the return of Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" and Stephanie Braly-Beutjer's original ballet ...

Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird revolves around a magical bird that saves the day when the hero cannot do it on his own. A prince meets the princess of his dreams. Unbeknownst to him, he is in ...

Sometimes the youngest of audience members will cry, not because they’re scared, but because the story saddens them. “They cried last year when we did ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ” Eva Kruger, of the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Igor Stravinsky’s sensational “Firebird” ballet demands a vivid design, ...

Among the greatest artistic achievements of the past century were the ballets that Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev commissioned for his traveling Ballets Russes. Works such as "The Firebird," "The ...

Applegate Dance Company is presenting “The Firebird Ballet” and a “Storybook Dance Medley” this June in Davis. Four performances will be held at the Davis High School’s Richard Brunelle Performing ...

In Russian folklore, the firebird is a magical creature whose flaming appearance can signify great change, a bringer of both blessings and doom, to those who encounter it. Stravinsky's "Firebird" is ...

When Ballet West takes the stage at Kingsbury Hall to open the 2013-2014 season, it will mark 50 years since the company first began—on that very same stage. To celebrate the anniversary, the company ...

Forget the flowing scarlet feathers you picture when someone mentions The Firebird. Ballet Arizona opens its intriguing take on the classic Russian ballet this week – with a futuristic twist. It’s ...