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La Sylphide (English: The Sylph; Danish: Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836.
La Sylphide is one of the jewels of Romantic ballet. With its “enchanting blend of dance and storytelling” (The Independent), it might just steal your heart. Expect ceilidh-loving Scots, ethereal forest spirits and vengeful witches!
Synopsis. The story of La Sylphide concerns a young Scotsman, James, who is about to be married to Effie. The morning of the wedding day, James is dozing in a chair by the fire when a Sylphide appears beside him and wakens him with an airy kiss. She dances for him before she vanishes up the chimney.
Jun 16, 2009 · “La Sylphide,” with its ethereal heroine dancing on point and its human hero forever trying to grasp her, changed ballet at its Parisian premiere in 1832.
Jul 6, 2024 · The Classical Girl examines the 1832 ballet, La Sylphide, the earliest important classical ballet in the repertoire, and why it mattered, then and now.
Jul 1, 2017 · La Sylphide is an evanescent creature, the embodiment of the ideal woman and a metaphor for the freedom his marriage might steal from him. First performed in 1832 at the Paris Opera, Philippe Taglioni’s La Sylphide was the first work to draw inspiration from the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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Jan 5, 2018 · Watch & Read Meet the characters of La Sylphide. We asked four of our dancers to tell us more about the lead roles in La Sylphide, which we stream for free on 1 - 3 July 2020. Watch their interviews here.
