Firebird

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Firebird is a celebrated ballet role, famously performed by Maria Tallchief in Igor Stravinsky’s classic work "The Firebird."

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Firebird canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet role
fictional character
appearsIn The Firebird
surface form: The Firebird (ballet)
associatedWithChoreographyBy Michel Fokine
associatedWithCompany Ballets Russes
New York City Ballet
basedOn Slavic folklore
mythical firebird
characterType female lead
magical creature
composedForMusicBy Igor Stravinsky
costumeFeatures brightly colored plumage
feathered headdress
createdForWorkBy Igor Stravinsky
culturalSignificance iconic 20th-century ballet role
firstPerformedInWork The Firebird premiere in 1910
genre classical ballet role
notableInCareerOf Maria Tallchief
notableInterpretationBy Maria Tallchief at New York City Ballet
notablePerformer Margot Fonteyn
Maria Tallchief
Maya Plisetskaya
Tamara Karsavina
partOf The Firebird
surface form: The Firebird (ballet)
requiresTechnique expressive upper body
fast footwork
strong jumps
symbolizes deliverance
magic
transformation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maria Tallchief notableWork Firebird
Misty Copeland notableWork Firebird
Misty Copeland hasWritten Firebird
Michel Fokine notableWork Firebird