The Fairy Doll

Step into the magical world of The Fairy Doll and join its enchanting characters for a festive adventure filled with wonder and delight!

Presented here for the first time in New Zealand as the complete ballet, The Fairy Doll is a charming and engaging introduction to the magical world of classical ballet for families and first-time ballet audiences!

Set in a magical toy shop by day; we meet the eccentric storekeeper and his affluent patrons! When the shop closes at nightfall and the storekeeper has gone to bed; join the magical Fairy Doll as she brings her fellow dolls to life in a Grand Ball of celebration! ... but we must be careful not to wake the storekeeper!

This entirely new production features resplendent costumes and sets following closely the original 1888 sketches (Vienna, Austria) in addition to the expansions made for the 1903-1904 productions (St Petersburg, Russia). The charming original score by Josef Bayer has been expanded to include the much-loved Pas de Trois by Riccardo Drigo, and has been orchestrated especially for this production which will be accompanied by a LIVE orchestra.

2026 marks 100 years since Anna Pavlova's tour of New Zealand, during which she performed the Pas de Trois from The Fairy Doll as the centrepiece of her programme.

Don't miss this magnificent production; true to the European classical ballet tradition and accompanied by a live orchestra!

running time c. 60 minutes

Choreography by NIKOLAI LEGAT, SERGEI LEGAT, JOSEPH HASSREITER

Music by JOSEF BAYER, RICCARDO DRIGO, CESARE PUGNI, PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Production by COUNTERPOINTE

Supported by PEACOCKE DANCE TRUST

Artistic Director MONICA BROSNAHAN

Costumes by JEANNIE STEWART-GOODMAN (NZ), LAURA STEWART-CAMERON (NZ), BENEFIS COSTUMES (Moldova)

Conductor DANIEL COOPER

Additional orchestrations by HIROKI INAGAKI