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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!
A complete performance of La Sylphide with Eva Evdokimova, the one true Sylph. James is Peter Schaufuss, Madge is the notable character dancer Niels Bjørn La...
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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.
Aug 21, 2019 · A short extract from August Bournonville's La Sylphide, with Jurgita Dronina in the title role and Isaac Hernández as James, and also featuring Precious Adams as a Lead Sylph.
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Jan 23, 2020 · August Bournonville's classic Romantic ballet, La Sylphide. More info → http://www.ballet.org.uk/la-sylphide
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Sep 30, 2017 · On Wednesday 1 July 2020, we’re showing La Sylphide, a recreation of August Bournonville’s version by Frank Andersen and Eva Kloborg. Bournonville’s production is actually an adaptation of an 1832 French ballet by Filippo Taglioni, which signalled the dawn of a new, Romantic era of ballet, but it is Bournonville’s interpretation that ...
