Coppélia

Kristian Fredrikson’s ravishing designs can be seen onstage in The Australian Ballet Company’s production of Coppélia. The Sydney season commences at The Opera House on 4th May and concludes on 22nd May, and the Melbourne season commences at the Arts Centre on 10th June and concludes 22nd June.

This particular production was staged by Dame Peggy van Praagh in 1979 and was her last production as Artistic Director for the company.She had two important collaborators, “the incomparable Kristian Fredrikson created a mesmerizing world of exquisite detail - from the hazy glow of the harvest to the gothic ornamentation of the workshop and dozens of lush costumes. Peggy also called upon theatre director and mime expert George Ogilvie, a graduate of the famous Lecoq School”

From Ballet New, Issue 49, edited by Kate Scott