After a sold-out run at Artscape and standing ovations at The Hollywood Bowl, Ravinia, The Mann Centre, and Wolf Trap, The Firebird makes its Joburg debut at The Teatro, Montecasino.
A young woman's quest to claim her creative power unfolds as an intense inner journey - navigating opposing forces, learning to integrate them, moving towards free expression. Towering puppet creatures rise. Dynamic choreography surges. One of the greatest orchestral scores ever written builds to a rousing climax as the magnificent Firebird takes flight.
Directed by Janni Younge and choreographed by Jay Pather, The Firebird reimagines Stravinsky's 1910 ballet through a distinctly South African lens. The production centres on the Seeker, whose journey becomes a metaphor for awakening and transformation. Younge's signature large-scale puppetry—featuring mythical creatures that tower over the performers—combines with Pather's contemporary choreography to create a visual language that's both ancient and utterly modern.