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''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' is a contemporary dance musical and marionettes play.
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#REDIRECT[[The Firebird]]
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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]].
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Also referred to as ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] reviews.
  
 
==The original text==   
 
==The original text==   
  
The production is a metaphoric staging of Stravinsky's ''[[The Firebird]]'', using huge puppets and modern dance. The idea was proposed by [[IMG Artist International]] and was undertaken by [[Janni Younge Productions]] in association with [[IMG]].   
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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]
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The idea was proposed by [[IMG Artist International]] and was undertaken by [[Janni Younge Productions]] in association with [[IMG]].   
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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.
  
Direction and puppet design and contruction 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==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
 
2016: ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' performed at [[Artscape]], 24-26 June.  
 
2016: ''[[Die Vuurvoël]]'' performed at [[Artscape]], 24-26 June.  
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==Sources==
 
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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. ''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]

Revision as of 07:43, 26 July 2022

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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."[1]

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[2]

Mariana Malan. 2016. Younge gaan met ‘kreature’ imponeer. Die Burger 16 May 2016[3]

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