Main Stage

LE SACRE DU PRINTEMS

scenes from pagan Russia in two parts
Choreography after Vaslav Nijinsky (1913)
Scene plan by Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich
Musical Director: Valery Gergiev
Reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson
(Reconstructed choreography © 1987 Millicent Hodson)
Dйcor and costumes after Nicholas Roerich (1913)
Reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer
(Reconstructed costume and decor designs © 1987 Kenneth Archer)
Lighting by Vladimir Lukin

World premiere: 29 May 1913, Ballets Russes de Diaghilev, Thйвtre des Champs-Elysйes, Paris
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 9 June 2003

Running time: 40 minutes

THE FIREBIRD

russian fairytale in two scenes

Music by Igor Stravinsky
Choreography by Michel Fokine (1910)
Libretto by Michel Fokine
Reconstruction by Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa
Set and costume design by Anna and Anatoly Nezhny
after original sketches by Alexander Golovin, Leon Bakst and Michel Fokine

World premiere: 25 June 1910, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Thйвtre de lґOpйra, Paris
In the repertoire of the Mariinsky Theatre since 1994

Running time of the ballet The Firebird: 44 minutes