Petrushka

Pètroushka (English: Petrushka; Russian: ????????) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. Petrushka is a folk tale of a puppet who is only made of straw and with a bag of sawdust as his body, but who comes to life and has the capacity to love. He is to the Russians what Pinocchio is to the Italians—a not-quite-real ?being? whose tragedy is his very real passion, which make him yearn for an unattainable human life. His movements are sometimes jerky and awkward, conveying the torture of imprisoned emotions within the body of a puppet.

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English - Russian - Ballet - Russia - Composer - Igor Stravinsky - Puppet - Pinocchio

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