Three Russian folk tales on the theme of ‘Sky’ as told by Old Peter to help the family through bitter Winter evenings. Duration approximately 90 minutes plus Interval time.
Act 1: Twitchy-Witchy-Baba-Yaga; Ruslana And The Golden Firebird; Act 2: Joka’s Flying Ship
TWITCHY-WITCHY BABA YAGA – A wicked stepfather sends Anastasia to fetch a needle and thread from his sister, the scary twitchy-witchy-Baba Yaga. What have comb, scarf and triangle of hard cheese to do with the story. Will Anastasia escape from the witch?
RUSLANA AND THE GOLDEN FIREBIRD – Ruslana, a champion archer, finds a rare golden feather from the Firebird. Titan, her Horse of Power warns her to leave it alone but Ruslana takes it as a gift for the Tzar. Not satisfied with single feather, the Tzar sets Ruslana and Titan on an adventure to find Prince Alexander, his banished son, that might ultimately lead to death. But who’s death might it be?
JOKA’S FLYING SHIP – Join Joka on his travels in the Flying Ship. An Eater, a Drinker, and a Woodsey help solve impossible tasks set by the Tzar to join his daughter on adventures across the world. Is a happy ending in sight? Of course, but not before some challenging moments.
Each story has many named characters and opportunities for participation by large numbers of performers. MP3 backing tracks, Vocal Score/Piano Conductor Score, 5-piece band arrangements available for piano, accordion, clarinet, bass and percussion. Full of lyrical and dramatic ‘Russian-style’ arrangements.
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