The Red Shoes
In 2005, Ballet Ireland produced "Diaghilev and the Red Shoes", a tribute to Sergei Diaghilev, the ballet impresario who founded Ballets Russes, consisting of excerpts from works made famous by that seminal company. An excerpt from "The Red Shoes" ballet was included, since Diaghilev was one inspiration for the character of Lermontov. The 2012 novel Letters from Yelena, by British author Guy Mankowski, was reported to have been influenced by the film. In 2013, Korean singer-songwriter IU released Modern Times, which featured the lead single "The Red Shoes", whose lyrics were inspired by the fairy tale, and whose music video was adapted from the film.