Which Hans Christian Andersen short story was adapted for a ballet show that ran from 2000 to 2003?
The Toy Castle The Toy Castle is a Canadian children's television ballet show that aired on Treehouse TV. It was produced from 3 January 2000 to 26 December 2003 by Sound Venture Productions. It was inspired by Sound Venture Productions' 1992 Christmas ballet special "The Tin Soldier", which starred Frank Augustyn and was based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. The stories are about a group of toys in a toy castle that magically come to life when the children are asleep. This series won a Gemini Award for "Best Preschool Series" . A revival of the series is set for a 2018 launch.
The Firebird The Firebird (French: "L'Oiseau de feu" ; Russian: Жар-птица , "Zhar-ptitsa") is a ballet by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Michel Fokine. The scenario by Alexandre Benois and Fokine is based on Russian fairy tales of the magical glowing bird that can be both a blessing and a curse to its owner. Premiered in Paris on 25 June 1910, the work was an instant success with both audience and critics.