ABOUT THE PRODUCTIONS
Set to an invigorating, reimagined score of Mozart’s timeless opera, Stephen Mills’ production of THE MAGIC FLUTE draws you into a world of suspended reality, featuring visually arresting shadow puppetry, mythical creatures, fantastical costumes, star-crossed lovers, and an enchanted instrument that can change the hearts of men. The ballet explores the story of Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina, who must survive magical ordeals before they can be together. After trials, tribulations and a few romantic complications courtesy of the ever-scheming Queen of the Night, the couple finds their “happily ever after,” and everyone celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
CHOREOGRAPHY: Stephen Mills
MUSIC: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Photography by Anne Marie Bloodgood & Tony Spielberg
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Choreography: Stephen Mills
- Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Scenic Design: Michael Raiford
- Costume Design: Susan Branch-Towne
- Lighting Design: Tony Tucci
- Shadow Design: Larry Reed & Caryl Kientz, ShadowLight Productions
- Run-time: 90 minutes (Act I: 40 min. | Act II: 50 min.)
- Dancers: 35 (20 women & 15 men)
PREMIERES
THE LONG CENTER | BALLET AUSTIN
Austin, TX – 2011 | ’17
PRESS
“…the Magic Flute will further solidify Mills’ reputation as a strong creative force and a true asset to Austin’s cultural scene.”
The Austinist
“Once again, Stephen Mills ‘raises the bar’ on what is possible in the world of dance.”
Classically Austin 89.5
“The eye-catching inventiveness of ‘Magic Flute’…the shadows loom onstage, meshing cultural finesse with a centuries-old platform of storytelling…ingenuity feeds ingenuity, it would seem.”
Arts and Culture Texas
“Ballet Austin’s ‘The Magic Flute’ is a vividly colorful spectacle that you don’t want to end. That’s why we keep going back.”
Austin American Statesman