Stravinsky: The Firebird and Les Noces

Stravinsky: The Firebird and Les Noces

108 mins | Music, Fantasy | Oct. 22, 2002

London's Royal Ballet performs two of Igor Stravinsky's classic works in this pair of performances choreographed by dance legend Nijinska. Zenaida Yanowsky and David Pickering star in "Les Noces," the stark, percussion-centric tale of a Russian peasant wedding that incorporates traditional folk music into its score. "The Firebird" stars Leanne Benjamin as the mythical creature who brings both a blessing and a curse upon her captors.

Stravinsky: The Firebird and Les Noces

108 mins | Music, Fantasy | Oct. 22, 2002

Stravinsky: The Firebird and Les Noces
London's Royal Ballet performs two of Igor Stravinsky's classic works in this pair of performances choreographed by dance legend Nijinska. Zenaida Yanowsky and David Pickering star in "Les Noces," the stark, percussion-centric tale of a Russian peasant wedding that incorporates traditional folk music into its score. "The Firebird" stars Leanne Benjamin as the mythical creature who brings both a blessing and a curse upon her captors.
Producers BBC Worldwide, Opus Arte, The Royal Ballet
Original title Stravinsky: The Firebird and Les Noces
Directors Ross MacGibbon
Writers

Cast

Leanne Benjamin

as The Firebird

Jonathan Cope

as Ivan Tsarevich

David Drew

as The Immortal Katschei

Genesia Rosato

as The Beautiful Tsarevna

Zenaida Yanowsky

as The Bride

David Pickering

as The Bridegroom