The dance company teased fun activities, tutorials, and Q+As for ballet fans on Friday.
The day of "pre-show excitement" is a curtain-raiser for the company's online broadcast of The Firebird.
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Spread your... wings as The Firebird comes to you! Join us for an all day...
Posted by Royal New Zealand Ballet on Wednesday, August 25, 2021
"This Royal New Zealand Ballet-commissioned production of The Firebird is made for a new time and a new generation by choreographer in residence and multi-award-winning choreographer for stage and screen Loughlan Prior," the description of the performance reads.
"First staged in Paris in 1910, Stravinsky's Firebird changed the direction of ballet. Created with designer Tracy Grant Lord, lighting designer Jon Buswell and Wellington VFX masters POW Studios, Prior's epic re-telling is one in which the natural world is threatened and humanity is staring into the abyss of extinction.
"It is a moving and inspiring tale of human folly, redemption and renewal."
The broadcast of The Firebird can be purchased for between $20 and $100.
The ballet company has also offered an online masterclass so far this lockdown, which is available on its website.
During the Covid-19 lockdown last April, the RNZB offered free broadcasts of recent performances via Facebook Premiere, including Hansel & Gretel.
