PARADE ballet - Erik Satie for piano & toy piano

“Parade” is a ballet premiered in Paris in 1917 with music by Erik Satie, scored to a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau with costumes and sets designed by Pablo Picasso. The production featured in this video (Soundscapes 2017) revisits the ballet on an interdisciplinary platform featuring contemporary dance, stop motion animation, puppetry and projection dancing. Composer Ruben Zahra create a new arrangement of the score for piano and toy piano which premieres as part of Three Palaces Festival 2020.
Pianist - Tricia Dawn Williams; Video production - Ruben Zahra; Choreography & Dancers - Diane Portelli & Dorian Mallia (Moveo Dance Company); Costume design - Ritienne Zammit; Projection Dance Sequence - MAKA Visuals; Stop-motion animation - Christ Scicluna; Light design - Christopher Gatt
“PARADE & the Velvet Gentleman” is a Soundscapes production originally commissioned by Ziguzajg - International Arts Festival for Children and Young People (Malta).