Articles of category "Carnival of the animals"

Saint-Saens was born in Paris. He became famous as a composer and also as a very clever pianist. One year while he was on holiday, he composed a set of orchestral character pieces called "Carnival of the animals". "Carnival of the Animals" music and plot are patently humorous, often intentionally parodistic. In 1999, Walt Disney Feature Animation incorporated one theme from the "Carnival of the animals" into Fantasia 2000.

"Carnival of the animals" has been staged by many renowned puppet theatres, among which are The Robert Rogers Puppet Company, Bob Brown Puppets, The Gamble Puppets, the Puppet Arts Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre and others. "Carnival of the animals" is perfect for your Youth or Family Concert Series. Each interpretation creates stunning, emotionally compelling and breath-takingly beautiful theatre, using puppets, masks and sometimes the human body. The Carnival of puppet animals program is designed to fit seamlessly into a program for any audience.