Get a chance to witness the classic ballet 'Coppelia' through Ballet Philippines! 🩰 | via philstarlife
Ballet lovers are in for a treat this August as Ballet Philippines is set to stage a full-length ballet performance of, one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century, in celebration of the group's 54th season.rests its premise on an inventor named Dr. Coppélius and how he managed to create a beautiful life-sized, mechanical doll named Coppelia, as well as a pair of young lovers, Swanhilda and Franz, who plan to marry at a harvest festival in their village.
Based on the short story by E.T.A. Hoffman, the comic ballet first premiered way back in 1870 in Paris by choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon. And now, years later, Ballet Philippines Artistic Director Mikhail Martynyuk is set to put his own twist to the story by incorporating several Filipino elements to it."I adapted my version from the original and added several Filipino elements. It is developed with more technique, more style, and [more] characters," Martynyuk shared.
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