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It included Mikhail Fokine’s Aztec-inspired ballet <i>Thunderbird</i> which was said to be an Americanised version of his famous creation<i> The Firebird</i>. Vera Fokina, Mikhail’s wife headed the cast as Princess Nahau in a silver costume with ostrich feathers designed by Hungarian-born Willy Pogány. She was also responsible for the libretto while Fokine also danced as Atzlan. The New York Tribune 05/09/1921 noted that ‘Fokine has done a gorgeous piece of choreography, and Mr. Pogany has given it setting and costumes that surpass anything he has heretofore done, not even his <i>Coq d'Or</i>. The story of the princess released by love from the power of a wizard and her union with her warrior lover is beautifully told.’ \r\n<i>Thunderbird</i> was performed to a melange of music by Russian composers; Balakirev, Borodin, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. 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