Firebird

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Recommended ages 8 and up.

Choreography
Willam Christensen

Music 
Igor Stravinsky

Scenic and Costume Design 
Ronald Crosby

Costume Design 
David Hovel

Lighting 
James Larsen

Masks 
Logan Long

World Premier
October 25, 1967, Ballet West, Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City

Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra

Programs, artists, and dates subject to change.

Choreography
Joshua Whitehead

Musical Composition 
Joshua Whitehead

Utah Premier 
November 2023

Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra

Programs, artists, and dates subject to change.

Choreography
George Balanchine

Music
John Phillip Souza (as arranged by Hershey Kay)

Costumes 
Karinska

Original Lighting 
Ronald Bates

Lighting 
James Larsen

World Premier 
January 17, 1958, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York

Choreography
April 9, 2010

Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra

Programs, artists, and dates subject to change.

The Firebird casting

11/3, 11/9, 11/11 EVE

The Firebird:  Katlyn Addison

(Prince) Ivan Tsarevich:  Hadriel Diniz

(Princess) The Tsarevna:  Emily Adams

(Evil Magician) The Kostchei:  Dominic Ballard

 

11/4, 11/11 MAT

The Firebird:  Amy Potter

(Prince) Ivan Tsarevich:  Jordan Veit

(Princess) The Tsarevna:  Kazlyn Nielsen

(Evil Magician) The Kostchei:  Tyler Gum

 

Fever Dream casting

11/3, 11/9, 11/11 EVE

Hadriel Diniz, Jordan Veit

 

11/4, 11/11 MAT

David Huffmire, William Lynch

 

Stars & Stripes casting

11/3, 11/9, 11/11 EVE

First Campaign: Corcoran Cadets:  Kristina Pool, with artists of Ballet West

Second Campaign: Thunder and Gladiator:  Amy Potter, with artists of Ballet West

Third Campaign: Rifle Regiment:  Tyler Gum, with artists of Ballet West

Fourth Campaign: Liberty Bell and El Capitan:  Jenna Rae Herrera, David Huffmire, with artists of Ballet West

Fifth Campaign:  Stars and Stripes Full Cast

 

11/4, 11/11 MAT

First Campaign: Corcoran Cadets:  Jenna Rae Herrera, with artists of Ballet West

Second Campaign: Thunder and Gladiator:  Katlyn Addison, with artists of Ballet West

Third Campaign: Rifle Regiment:  William Lynch, with artists of Ballet West

Fourth Campaign: Liberty Bell and El Capitan:  Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz, with artists of Ballet West

Fifth Campaign:  Stars and Stripes Full Cast