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Firebird reborn: Giant puppets, African dance and Stravinsky to ignite Music Hall

“The Firebird,” a classic ballet boldly reimagined with African dancers and larger-than-life puppets, takes the stage at Music Hall later this month, accompanied by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra led by music director Cristian Măcelaru. The puppets, originally created by Handspring Productions and now by Janni Younge Productions, with choreography by Jay Pather, will be operated and danced by fourteen South African puppeteers and dancers. The original ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky premiered in 1910 and quickly…