Subsequent Ballet Performances
The ballet was revived in 1934 by Colonel Wassily de Basil's company, the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, in a production staged in London, using the original decor and costumes from Diaghilev's company. The company subsequently performed the ballet in Australia, during the 1936–37 tour.
The ballet was staged by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet in 1949 with Maria Tallchief as the Firebird with scenery and costumes by Marc Chagall, and was performed in repertory until 1965. The ballet was restaged by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins in 1970 for the New York City Ballet with elaborated scenery by Chagall, and with new costumes by Karinska based on Chagall's for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival that introduced Gelsey Kirkland as the Firebird.
The Mariinsky Ballet performed the original choreography at Covent Garden in August 2011 as part of their Fokine retrospective.
On 29 March 2012, American Ballet Theatre premiered the Firebird with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California.
Read more about this topic: The Firebird
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