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FAMILY CONCERT SERIES - CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

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Choreography:
Gintautas Potockas

Composer:
Camille Saint-Saëns

Date of the premiere:
2.03.2025

Producers:
Stage design and Costume design:
Anna Adamiak

Lighting direction:
Tomasz Śliskowski

Multimedia:
Krzysztof Niemczycki

Stage managers:
Mariusz Caban



How does a majestic lion sound, or chirping birds, an elephant, shimmering fish, or a noble swan? Can we musically capture the slowness of a turtle? We can find out in our latest children’s ballet performance, Carnival of the Animals, based on the suite by Camille Saint-Saëns. The composer masterfully and humorously portrays the characteristics of animals—or rather, mostly animals, since one of the miniatures is titled "Pianists."
 
Despite the immense sense of humor found in The Carnival of the Animals, Saint-Saëns forbade the full performance of the piece during his lifetime. Why? As a serious composer and musical genius—who gave his first concert at the age of five and began his studies at the Paris Conservatory at the age of 13—he did not want to be known for what he called a "zoological fantasy." However, fate had its own plans for him, as The Swan and The Elephant from The Carnival of the Animals have become the works most commonly associated with his name.
 
This lighthearted and humorous ballet performance for the whole family will be presented by the ballet dancers of the Grand Theatre in Łódź as part of the family-friendly Sunday Mornings series. Curious about what kind of animals play the piano? Join us!
 
A ballet performance for children aged 4 and up.
Music from a recording. The performance takes place on the proscenium.
Poster design by Iwona Marchewka.
Tickets:

Zone I
45/35 zł

Zone II
35/25 zł

Lion:
Koki Tachibana


Roosters:
Oleksii Balitskyi, Samuele Sciotto


Sea Turtles:
Yuki Itaya, Ilona Nesterenko

Fishes:
Monika Maciejewka, Karolina Urbaniak


Kanguroo:
Joshua Legge


Hares:
Yuki Itaya, Chase Vining


Donkey:
Riho Okuno


Swans:
Kata Ban


Penguin:
Monika Maciejewska-Potockas


Cuckoo:
Sonya Shteyn


Little birds:
Ilona Nestrerenko, Riho Okuno, Karolina Urbaniak


Elephant:
Dawid Kucharski


Dinosaurs:
Everyone

In the foreground is a majestic lion with a mane resembling flames, made in a geometric style from paper. Behind him are stylized, green palm leaves, and at the top of the poster is the logo of the Grand Theatre in Łódź and information about the ballet performance
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Against a blue background reminiscent of the underwater world, three artists in dark costumes pose as sea turtles. Their bodies are partially hidden under realistic-looking, three-dimensional turtle shells on wheels, creating the illusion of moving animals.
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On stage, in intense blue light that illuminates a background with underwater motifs and bubbles, a group of artists in dark costumes lift on outstretched arms two artists in bright, patterned leotards, who bend their bodies, creating the illusion of floating sea creatures. Additionally, the stage is decorated with elements resembling underwater plants.
On stage, in intense blue lighting that illuminates a backdrop of underwater motifs and bubbles, an artist in a dark costume lifts and supports an artist in a brightly patterned leotard in a dynamic, dance pose. In the background, other figures and scenographic elements suggest an underwater world.
On stage, against the backdrop of a dynamic projection in shades of green, a ballerina in a gray bird costume with spread wings stands on one leg in an elegant pose, with the other leg raised behind her back and her arms outstretched.
On a stage lit with purple light, a figure in a gray suit with rabbit ears and a white tail drags a giant orange carrot with green leaves behind him. The background shows a night landscape with fluorescent green elements of vegetation.
On stage, against the backdrop of a dynamic green projection, three artists in bird costumes perform a dance routine. Two artists on the sides stand in dynamic poses with spread wings, and a third artist in a red costume performs a high jump in the air, straddling the ground. Large, speckled eggs lie at the bottom of the stage.
On stage, against a backdrop of a dynamic projection in shades of green and purple, two artists in bird costumes perform an acrobatic dance routine. One artist in a light green costume supports another artist in a brown-gray costume, who is in the middle of a high jump, straddling his legs, with his wings spread. Large, speckled eggs lie at the bottom of the stage.
On the stage, against the backdrop of a dynamic projection in shades of green and blue, four artists in colorful bird costumes stand, holding hands and smiling. On the right side, a fifth artist with a lush, red hair and a richly decorated costume stands, with his hands raised. At the bottom of the stage lie large, speckled eggs.
On the stage, in bluish lighting and surrounded by white smoke, there is a white grand piano in the shape of an iceberg. At the instrument sits a figure in a black tailcoat, white trousers, yellow shoes and a yellow and black hat.
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