The Soldiers Tale ( L histoire du Soldat) ballet

Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: Jiri Kylian CAST: Nacho Duato (Soldier) Aryeh Weiner (Devil) Gerald Tibbs (Alter Ego) Credits: Gabriel Cattano (storyteller), Phillip clay (Devil), PierreMarie Escourrou (Soldier), narrators; Sjef Douwes, clarinet; Kees HuÌlsman, violin; Hendrick Jan Lindhout, trumpet; John Mostard, bassoon; Rudolf Senn, double bass; Henk Ummels, trombone; Geer de Zeeuw, percussion; David Porcelijn, conductor. Nederlands Dans Theater (Den Haag, 1988) Ballet version of the Russian folktale about a soldier who is hoodwinked by the devil into giving up his violin (man s spiritual self) in return for a book that tells the future (the world s materialism).