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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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- ondine217
Discover the story of La Sylphide, a romantic ballet about a man's obsession with a fairy. Learn how it enchanted audiences for centuries and watch a preview of the performance.
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- Boston Ballet
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 Adam...
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- English National Ballet
Aug 19, 2022 · 51K views, 5.8K likes, 1.4K loves, 83 comments, 789 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Ballet Arena: Eva Evdokimova in La Sylphide, 1985
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- Ballet Arena
It’s wedding-day morning for James, a young Scottish farmer. As he dozes in a chair before the fire, a Sylph dances around him, but when he awakens, she disappears. James asks his friend Gürn about the mysterious creature, but Gürn didn’t see anything. The wedding guests and James’s bride, Effy, arrive. Seeing a shadowy figure in the ...
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. Bournonville's is the only version known to have survived and is one of the world's oldest ...
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Jul 6, 2024 · La Sylphide struck a chord in the hearts of many, precisely during a time when it was most needed. The public went crazy over La Sylphide. Critics adored Marie Taglioni in her lead role, describing her as a timeless religious symbol, a “celestial angel” of virginal purity who shone as a beacon in a “skeptical” age.