RENTAL - Palos Verdes Ballet Firebird & Chopiniana

The Norris Theatre

A tale of love and the triumph of good over evil will transport theater patrons to a place of wonder and mystery when Palos Verdes Ballet presents “Firebird.” Directed by Sae Rom Lee Strickland, this presentation will reflect Michael Fokin’s original Russian folk tale, with music by Igor Stravinsky. Highlights of the Palos Verdes Ballet presentation include an exquisite performance by its very own pre-professional student dancers.

Palos Verdes Ballet’s alumna, Norika Matsuyama, Soloist of San Francisco Ballet, will return to the Norris stage to portray the role of Firebird, exemplifying the whimsical nature of the tale of the glittering bird with magical powers, with the Tartarian Russian hunter Prince Ivan, to be performed by San Francisco Ballet’s Nathaniel Remez. As Prince Ivan’s nemesis, Kastchei will be performed by Priit Kripson, former Bolshoi Ballet artist.