ballet

The Carnival of the Animals

Camille Saint-Saëns

ballet

Detailed information

Composer

Camille Saint-Saëns

Premiere at Baltic Opera Gdansk

2 December 2023

Creatives

music direction

Piotr Mazurek

choreography

Katarzyna Kozielska

scenography and costumes

Joanna Borkowska

multimedia

Filip Borkowski

lights

Maciej Iwańczyk

multimedia assistant

Michał Lewandowski

lights assistant

Maciej Kaczerski

Description

A great option for entire families. Even the youngest viewers, just a few years old, can come to the performance. Carnival of the Animals is a good title for children's first contact with a ballet performance.

The Carnival of the Animals is a series of miniatures performed by various groups of instrumentalists. The piece, described by the composer as a zoological fantasy, was intended to be created as a musical joke. Initially performed during private social gatherings, it reportedly entertained listeners until they cried. Camille Saint-Saëns, however, refused to present it to a wider audience, and ultimately the score of Carnival was published only after the composer's death. The work quickly gained enormous popularity.

The show, choreographed by Katarzyna Kozielska, takes viewers into the fantastic world of animals using various dance techniques. The set design and costumes by Joanna Borkowska, whose designs are based on a certain convention - the animals remain recognizable to children, although they are not presented in a literal way, perfectly match the music and choreographic vision.

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The Lion

Elżbieta Czajkowska-Kłos

Hens and Roosters

Ewelina Adamczyk

Sandra Springhorn

Oliwia Roniarska

Milena Crameri

Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz

Rui Nagahori

Daniel Morrison

Russell Nokes

Wild Asses

Agnieszka Wojciechowska

Bartosz Kondracki

Tortoises

Christina Janusz

Julia Niekowal

Michał Zelent

The Elephant

Rei Yamamoto

Kangaroos

Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka

Rui Nagahori

Aquarium

Natalia Cedrowicz

Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez

Oliwia Roniarska

Jacopo Severini

Aquarium - Fishes

Michał Zelent

Christina Janusz

Bartosz Białowąs

Ewelina Adamczyk

Characters with Long Ears

Wiktoria Byczkowska

Ruaidhri Maguire

Jacopo Severini

Forest

Russell Nokes

Daniel Morrison

Andrzej Ryll

Bartosz Kondracki

The Cuckoo

Maria Kielan-Yoshimoto

Aviary

Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz

Oliwia Roniarska

Milena Crameri

Ewelina Adamczyk

The Bird

Mayu Takata

Pianists

Bartosz Białowąs

Gento Yoshimoto

Fossils

Russell Nokes

Ruaidhri Maguire

Bartosz Kondracki

Daniel Morrison

The Swan

Natalia Cedrowicz

Finale

Baltic Opera Ballet

The Baltic Opera Orchestra

piano

Liana Krasyun-Korunna

Weronika Mackiewicz

The Lion

Julia Niekowal

Hens and Roosters

Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka

Wiktoria Byczkowska

Elżbieta Czajkowska-Kłos

Christina Janusz

Sandra Springhorn

Bartosz Białowąs

Ruaidhri Maguire

Bartosz Kondracki

Wild Asses

Agnieszka Wojciechowska

Bartosz Kondracki

Tortoises

Milena Crameri

Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz

Gento Yoshimoto

The Elephant

Wiktoria Byczkowska

Kangaroos

Ewelina Adamczyk

Andrzej Ryll

Aquarium

Natalia Cedrowicz

Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez

Oliwia Roniarska

Jacopo Severini

Aquarium - Fishes

Michał Zelent

Milena Crameri

Bartosz Kondracki

Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka

Characters with Long Ears

Elżbieta Czajkowska-Kłos

Russell Nokes

Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez

Forest

Russell Nokes

Daniel Morrison

Rui Nagahori

Bartosz Kondracki

The Cuckoo

Mayu Takata

Aviary

Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz

Sandra Springhorn

Christina Janusz

Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka

The Bird

Maria Kielan-Yoshimoto

Pianists

Bartosz Białowąs

Michał Zelent

Fossils

Russell Nokes

Ruaidhri Maguire

Bartosz Kondracki

Daniel Morrison

The Swan

Rei Yamamoto

Finale

Baltic Opera Ballet

The Baltic Opera Orchestra

piano

Liana Krasyun-Korunna

Weronika Mackiewicz

In repertoire

6 December 2023