Think of Petrushka as a Russian Pinocchio, but without a sweet old puppet maker and a happy Disney ending. In a nutshell, Stravinksy’s ballet, Petrushka was about a puppet who came to life, but who ...

New York’s Giants Are Small have been hailed as ‘the future of the American orchestra’ for their performances mixing film, puppets and classical music. They bring their version of Petrushka to the ...

One hundred years ago, in May 1909, Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev launched a dance troupe that changed classical ballet forever, and at the same time inspired some of the 20th century's greatest ...

The protagonist, Petrushka, is a puppet with a soul. He has feelings, he falls in love, and he suffers. But he is a puppet, and even if he tries to convey his feelings, they are not understood. The ...

The story of Petrushka follows the loves and jealousies of three puppets, brought to life during the 1830 Shrovetide Fair in St Petersburg, Russia. Petrushka loves the Ballerina, but she rejects him.

The puppet has big lost-puppy eyes that twinkle in the light, as if full of tears. He’s just a sack of cloth and sticks, of course – you can sometimes catch glimpses of the black-gloved hands that are ...

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 ...

You don’t need to be an expert on dance, ballet, or even tennis to enjoy Petrushka (Game, Set, Match) at the State Theatre Centre of WA. In a brilliant stroke of modernisation Scott Elstermann takes ...

BalletX and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society opened the world premiere of Amy Hall Garner’s highly colorful, theatrical Petrushka Thursday night at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater.

The music Stravinsky wrote for the ballet Petrushka is layered with ideas of the real and the artificial. One hundred years ago, in May 1909, Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev launched a dance ...