The ballet’s title refers not to its feisty heroine but to a life-size dummy – a mechanical doll positioned in the window of its maker, the inventor Dr Coppélius. Piqued to find her boyfriend Franz ...

Coppélia, a mechanical doll made by the toy-maker Dr. Coppelius, is so life-like that some believe she is his daughter. The mistake leads to intrigue and jealousy in love. Directed by Ross MacGibbon, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Original cast members look back at George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova’s staging of the 19th-century ballet. “Everyone knows when something is ...

Ballet Etoiles at West Chester Academy will present “Coppélia” as part of its seventh show season in June. Savannah Owen, Ballet Etoiles director and ballet department leader at West Chester Academy, ...

Love conquers all in Sir Peter Wright's joyous classic brought back to the stage by Birmingham Royal Ballet for the first time in five years, with Léo Delibes' glorious score performed live by the ...

Why is Connecticut Ballet bringing back its Léo Delibes’ “Coppélia”? Because we could all use a laugh. A beautiful, romantic, exquisitely choreographed ballet dancing laugh. The show played the ...

On a recent Saturday morning, in an over-100-year-old former church near Stillwater, a ballet student glided across the hardwood floor before leaping upwards. “Use your arms to help you in the ...

Any piece of theatre that undergoes an adaptation to widen its appeal to younger audiences in an effort to make the art form more accessible should be celebrated. My First Ballet: Coppélia When ...

From the moment that the first two ballerinas take to the stage in European Ballet’s production of Coppélia, it is very apparent that their artistic style is heavily influenced by the director’s time ...

A classic returns to the Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny Coppélia– a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls. The intricate choreography is set to Delibes’ ...