The Struggle of the Magicians. Choreographed and staged by Georg Gurdjieff for the first time more than a century ago this ballet became a magnet attracting thousands of spiritually disillusioned men and women to performances in Europe and the U.S. after WW I then it simply vanished from sight after WW II. Its reappearance in print commemorates the birthday of Mr. Gurdjieff 131 years ago (Jan 13 1872)