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“Le Baiser de la Fée,” choreographed by Michel Degivoud in 1976, depicts a young man and a fairy princess’s passionate, yet fleeting, love affair set within a fantastical forest environment utilizing innovative lighting and stagecraft.
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Who composed Le Baiser de la fée?
Igor Stravinsky composed the ballet in 1928 as a tribute to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Its score incorporates melodies and motifs drawn from lesser-known Tchaikovsky piano pieces and songs.
Which fairy tale inspired Le Baiser de la fée?
The scenario is based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ice-Maiden. A fairy marks a boy with her kiss and later claims him just as he is preparing to marry a mortal woman.
Who choreographed the original production?
Bronislava Nijinska choreographed the original production for Ida Rubinstein's company in Paris. George Balanchine later created his own version, The Fairy's Kiss, for New York City Ballet.
Does the fairy's kiss lead to a happy ending?
Not in Stravinsky's original scenario: the fairy separates the young man from his bride and carries him into an eternal realm. The ending reflects Andersen's darker supernatural storytelling rather than a conventional romantic resolution.
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