Features > Impressions The Dance Enthusiast's Brand of Review/Thoughts on What We See A Look at Some American "Firebirds" with American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Pacific Northwest Ballet The Firebird is unique among classic ballets because it is not primarily a love story. It’s a story about the help we need to vanquish greed and narcissism, a.k.a. evil.