IMPRESSIONS: "The Firebird Variations," Details of Enchantment
"The Firebird is unique among classic ballets because it is not primarily a love story. It’s a story about the help we need to vanquish greed and narcissism, a.k.a. evil. (The love story is a sideline.) Perhaps it’s not by chance that a flurry of four Firebird productions appeared in the U.S. this season. Maybe we have a hunger for a quick way to topple a tyrant. Where is our magic feather?" — Wendy Perron, New…