Commentator Rob Kapilow uncovers the genius beneath the layers of Stravinsky's great ballet, Petrushka, and recalls how it inspired him to follow... 'Petrushka': Stravinsky's Opaque Reality One ...

Igor Stravinsky was all of 28 years old in 1910 when he landed his first big hit, the ballet score to The Firebird, composed for the Ballets Russes, the influential dance company based in Paris.

The original “Petrushka” was a ballet about puppets, performed by live dancers. Basil Twist’s “Petrushka” at The Paramount is a performance by puppets who behave like real people, motivated by ...

URBANA – The Prompting Theater will perform its version of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka" on Thursday and Saturday at the Station Theatre, 223 N. Broadway Ave., U. The troupe of ...

Designed to demystify classical music in a relaxed and informal setting, the premiere of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's "Inside the Music" on Nov. 4 will explore Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka," a ...

Description: Moscow (Russia), August 01 (ANI): The Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres present a captivating evening of one-act ballets set to the music of Igor Stravinsky to bringing together the ...

Igor Stravinsky looms large in the pantheon of modern composers. Both the White House and the Kremlin sent representatives to his April 1971 funeral in Manhattan. Two weeks later, thousands swelled ...

Petrushka, curious, inimitable ballet-child of Igor Stravinsky, was given last week for the first time this season at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan. Poor Petrushka, superbly done by Adolf ...

The original “Petrushka” was a ballet about puppets, performed by live dancers. Basil Twist’s “Petrushka” at The Paramount is a performance by puppets who behave like real people, motivated by ...