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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. Bournonville's is the only version known to have survived and is one of the world's oldest ...
Oct 29, 2023 · A French Master Restages La Sylphide in St. Petersburg. French ballet master and choreographer Marius Petipa decided to restage the original 1832 Taglioni production of La Sylphide at the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892. The ballet (and the opera) played a significant role in Russian society in the late nineteenth century.
One of the world’s oldest existing romantic ballets, La Sylphide originally premiered on March 12, 1832 in Paris, with now lost choreography by Filippo Taglioni. A success, the ballet was re-choreographed in 1836 by the Danish ballet master August Bournonville. Bournonville had planned on reviving Taglioni’s version but because the Paris ...
Jun 16, 2009 · “La Sylphide,” a short two-act ballet, is traditionally presented with a one-act work. (I wish this were still true of “Giselle.”) In imaginative programming, Ballet Theater combines it ...
Sylphide, La. Ballet in two acts with choreography by F. Taglioni, libretto by A. Nourrit, music by Schneitzhoeffer, sets by P. L. C. Ciceri, and costumes by E. Lami. Premiered 12 Mar. 1832 at the Paris Opera with M. Taglioni, Noblet, Mazilier, and Elie. It was the first fully fledged Romantic ballet. Based on Charles Nodier's Trilby, ou le ...
4) Fantastic tales and where to find them. The story of La Sylphide is loosely based on the obsessive stories of the French writer Charles Nodier. He introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to gothic literature, vampire tales and conte fantastique (meaning ‘fantastic tales’, a bit like science fiction).
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May 21, 2019 · The version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836 is still performed, most prominently by the company for which he choreographed it for – The Royal Danish Ballet. (in alphabetical order) Effie: Fiancée to James. Gurn: Friend to James, in love with Effie. James: A young Scotsman. Old Madge: A witch. The Sylph: A spirit of the forest.
