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''[[The Firebird]]'' is a live performance to the original composition by Igor Stravinsky, with puppetry and dance performance designed and directed by Janni Younge of Handspring Puppet Company and choreographed by [[Jay Pather]].

Also referred to as ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] reviews.

==The original text==

According to the [[Janni Younge Productions]] website, the production was "... a puppet and dance performance set to Stravinsky’s original score ... [drawing on] ... the symbolism and dramaturgy of Fokine’s original choreography (based on figures from Russian folklore) and reinterprets them in a contemporary South African setting, using larger-than-life puppets and African dance forms."[https://www.janniyounge.com/the-firebird-show]

The idea was proposed by [[IMG Artist International]] and was undertaken by [[Janni Younge Productions]] in association with [[IMG]].

Direction and puppet design and construction by [[Janni Younge]] and a team of 14 puppet makers , the piece used the original music of [[Igor Stravinsky]], with costume designs by [[Birrie le Roux]], lighting by [[Mannie Manim]] and choreography by [[Jay Pather]]. A team of 20 worked on the production.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2016: ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' performed at [[Artscape]], 24-26 June.

2016: Performed at the ''[[National Arts Festival]]'' in Grahamstown on 30 June and 1 July.

2016: The production then undertook a tour of America from 20 July to 12 August, starting in Philadelphia, then playing Washington, Chicago, Sun Valley, Los Angeles and New York.

==Sources==

https://www.janniyounge.com/the-firebird-show

[[Mariana Malan]]. 2016. ''Die Vuurvoël'' binnekort uit SA na Hollywood. ''[[Die Burger]]''. ''Aktueel''. 4 Mei 2016: p.3[https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/die-vuurvoel-binnekort-in-hollywood-20160504-2]

[[Mariana Malan]]. 2016. Younge gaan met ‘kreature’ imponeer. ''[[Die Burger]]'' 16 May 2016[https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/younge-gaan-met-kreature-imponeer-20160515]

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-''[[The Firebird]]'' is a live performance to the original composition by Igor Stravinsky, with puppetry and dance performance designed and directed by Janni Younge of Handspring Puppet Company and choreographed by [[Jay Pather]].
+''[[The Firebird]]'' is the name for a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebird_(Slavic_folklore)]
-Also referred to as ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] reviews.
+==The original text==
-==The original text==
+''[[The Firebird]]'' is the English name for a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor. The concept and image of bird has been central to a number of fairy tales, folk tales, literary, theatrical and other works of art over the ages.
-According to the [[Janni Younge Productions]] website, the production was "...  a puppet and dance performance set to Stravinsky’s original score ... [drawing on] ...  the symbolism and dramaturgy of Fokine’s original choreography (based on figures from Russian folklore) and reinterprets them in a contemporary South African setting, using larger-than-life puppets and African dance forms."[https://www.janniyounge.com/the-firebird-show]
+==Translations and adaptations==
-The idea was proposed by [[IMG Artist International]] and was undertaken by [[Janni Younge Productions]] in association with [[IMG]].
+===''[[L'Oiseau de feu]]'' (1910)===
-Direction and puppet design and construction by [[Janni Younge]] and a team of 14 puppet makers , the piece used the original music of [[Igor Stravinsky]], with costume designs by [[Birrie le Roux]], lighting by [[Mannie Manim]] and choreography by [[Jay Pather]]. A team of 20 worked on the production.
+The most famous stage version of the legend was Sergei Diaghilev's production for the Ballet Russe, a large-scale ballet called ''[[L'Oiseau de feu]]'' (or ''[[The Firebird]]''), with a musical score by Igor Stravinsky and a scenario by Michel Fokine and Alexandre Benois. It was first performed at the Opéra de Paris on 25 June 1910 and was an immediate success, catapulting Stravinsky to international fame. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece.[]
-==Translations and adaptations==
+''[[The Firebird]]'' (''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' in [[Afrikaans]]) is a South African adaptation of the tale as a puppetry and dance performance, using the original composition by Igor Stravinsky, was proposed by [[IMG Artist International]] in 2014 and was undertaken by [[Janni Younge Productions]] in association with [[IMG]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' performed at [[Artscape]], 24-26 June.
+: ''[[The Firebird]]'' by [[Janni Younge Productions]] performed at [[Artscape]], 24-26 June.
 : Performed at the ''[[National Arts Festival]]'' in Grahamstown on 30 June and 1 July.
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 ==Sources==
 https://www.janniyounge.com/the-firebird-show

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