World Premiere
Royal Danish Ballet
November 22, 1957
Royal Theatre
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cast:
Mona Vangsaa (Aili)
Henning Kronstam (Nilas)
Fredbjorn Bjornsson (Naaiden)
ABT Premiere
October 2, 1961
54th Street Theatre
New York, New York
Cast:
Lupe Serrano (Aili, the Moon Reindeer)
Royes Fernandez (Nilas)
Martin Scheepers (Uno)
Basil Thompson (Naaiden, the Sorcerer)
Felix Smith (Antti)
Ted Kivitt
Gayle Young
Joseph Carow (Lapp Boys)