Jiří Kylián's affinity with the works of Igor Stravinsky may be due to the fact that Stravinsky also had to leave his homeland and find his way in a completely foreign world. Kylián describes the drama L'Histoire du soldat as a 'surrealist fairy tale for grown-up children' and it is easy to understand why disorientation and despair are among the central motifs.
Jiří Kylián's affinity with the works of Igor Stravinsky may be due to the fact that Stravinsky also had to leave his homeland and find his way in a completely foreign world. Kylián describes the drama L'Histoire du soldat as a 'surrealist fairy tale for grown-up children' and it is easy to understand why disorientation and despair are among the central motifs.
