FIREBIRD

presented by Cache Valley Civic Ballet

Friday, March 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

*Saturday,March 27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

*(children 3 & up okay Sat. Matinee only)

Saturday,March 27, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Stravinsky's ballet is based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing Firebird, that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor.

The story centers around the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan who enters the magical realm of the giant ogre Kashchei, who is an evil immortal. It is nighttime and Ivan is in Kostcheï's garden, when he catches a glimpse of the Firebird. She flees, but giving chase, he captures her. In exchange for her freedom, she gives him one of her feathers. When he is in greatest need, he can use the feather to summon the Firebird to protect him. Ivan also sees 13 captive princesses and falls in love with the most beautiful one. He decides to confront Kashchei to ask to marry the princess and soon they are quarreling. Kashchei sends his monstrous creatures to capture Ivan and the Firebird true to it's word intervens, casting a spell on the creatures and causing them as well as Kashchei to fall asleep. While Kashchei is under the spell, the Firebird tells Prince Ivan the secret to Kashchei's immortality. Once Kashachei is dead, his magic is broken and all the creatures and palace vanish, leaving all of the 'real' people to awaken. With one fleeting appearance from the Firebird, they all celebrate the victory over the ogre.

ABOUT CVCB

The Cache Valley Civic Ballet company has been performing since 1982. The company has a repertoire of many full length ballets which are performed in Logan, Utah's beautiful Ellen Eccles Theatre. The company consists of about fifty auditioned dancers from the region.