L'Histoire du soldat

L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" ("lue, jouée et dansée") by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. The piece was conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz based on a Russian folk tale (The Runaway Soldier and the Devil) drawn from the collection of Alexander Afanasyev. The original French text by Ramuz has been translated into English by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black, and into German by Hans Reinhart. A full performance of L'Histoire du soldat takes about an hour.

L'Histoire du soldat

L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" ("lue, jouée et dansée") by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. The piece was conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz based on a Russian folk tale (The Runaway Soldier and the Devil) drawn from the collection of Alexander Afanasyev. The original French text by Ramuz has been translated into English by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black, and into German by Hans Reinhart. A full performance of L'Histoire du soldat takes about an hour.