PARADE and the Velvet Gentleman

This dynamic performance revisits the iconic ballet 'Parade', which was premiered in 1917 by Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with music by Erik Satie to a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau with costume design and scenography by Pablo Picasso. This contemporary reworking of the ballet has been crafted to delight audiences of all ages at Teatru Manoel. Spearheaded by Modern Music Days, PARADE & the Velvet Gentleman presents this ballet on an interdisciplinary platform and embellishes the stunning choreography with stop motion animation, puppetry and projection dancing. It was originally performed in 2017 as part of the Ziguzajg Children's Festival, and returns as part of the Valletta 2018 programme under the artistic direction of Ruben Zahra, with Picasso-inspired costumes by Ritienne Zammit, stop motion animation by Christ Scicluna, choreography by Moveo, masks and puppets by Charles Bezzina, projection dance sequences by MAKA Visuals, and a paper cinema by Trevor Zahra.