The Mystical, Magical Return of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Firebird Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Firebird—with choreography by John Taras, costumes and scenery by Geoffrey Holder, and a cast of more than 40 dancers—caused a sensation when it premiered in January 1982. New York Times critic Anna Kisselgoff declared the fantastical production, which relocated the Russian folktale to an enchanted forest ...