by Emilia on February 26, 2010
Bournonville’s La Sylphide is one of the Romantic period’s most iconic ballets. Featuring a hero divided between reality and fantasy, it is filled with symbols, providing many possibilities for interpretation and parallels to our own modern lives and the choices we are forced to make everyday. The characters of James and the Sylph are treasured [...]
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A Month in the Country,
Albrecht,
Angel Corella,
August Bournonville,
Christina Michanek,
Corella Ballet,
Cranko,
Danish Ballet Week,
David Amzallag,
Dramatic & Intense,
Giselle,
James,
John Neumeier,
La Sylphide,
Madge,
National Ballet of Canada,
Nehemiah Kish,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Onegin,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Silja Schandorff,
The Sylph,
Ulrik Birkkjær
by Emilia on February 23, 2010
If I were to write a book called “100 Ballets to See Before You Die” (perhaps there’s a market for that?), La Sylphide would certainly be one of my top 10 picks. It’s a ballet that digs deep, that still has much to say 174 years on. It centers on the pursuit of one’s dreams [...]
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Christina Michanek,
Danish Ballet Week,
David Amzallag,
Eva Kloborg,
James,
Johan Kobborg,
La Sylphide,
Madge,
Nehemiah Kish,
Romantic,
Romantic Ballet,
Sorella Englund,
Susanne Grinder,
The Royal Danish Ballet,
The Sylph,
Ulrik Birkkjær
by Emilia on February 18, 2010
We are back from Copenhagen with a suitcase full of ballet goodies. We went there especially to catch The Royal Danish Ballet’s Bournonville & Balanchine Programme which had gorgeous La Sylphide paired with glorious Symphony in C. During our stay we were granted access to The Royal Danish Ballet’s headquarters. Needless to say we were [...]
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A Midsummer's Night Dream,
August Bournonville,
Balanchine,
Ballet Costume,
Christina Michanek,
Danish Ballet Week,
Det Kongelige Teater,
Gudrun Bojesen,
John Neumeier,
La Sylphide,
La Sylphide Still Life,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Paul Wesolek,
Per Kirkeby,
Peter Martins,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Symphony in C,
Tutu
by Emilia on February 10, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go If: You love Romantic ballets like Giselle but wish the male dancer had a bigger role. You’re slightly OCD and sympathise with James’s determination to possess the ethereal Sylph. Skip If: “What do you mean the leads never really dance together?” You can’t live without a proper Pas de [...]
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Adolphe Nourrit,
August Bournonville,
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Charles Nodier,
Dramatic & Intense,
Effie,
Filippo Taglioni,
Gurn,
Herman Løvenskiold,
Hopelessly Romantic,
James,
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer,
Johan Kobborg,
La Sylphide,
Lucile Grahn,
Lynn Garafola,
Macbeth,
Madge,
Marie Taglioni,
Paris Opera Ballet,
Pierre Lacotte,
POB,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Sir Walter Scott,
The Sylph,
Trilby
by Emilia on January 12, 2010
New year, time to update our calendars and balletic schedules. In this post we share our essential ballet picks for 2010. With many of our favourite dances and dancers, plus so many companies stopping by London, we are feeling like seven-year-olds at large in a candy store. The difference being that ballet candy is somewhat [...]
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Ballet Nacional de Cuba,
Bolshoi,
BRB,
Chroma,
Cinderella,
Electric Counterpoint,
Elite Syncopations,
ENB,
Infra,
Jonathan Watkins,
K-Ballet,
La Fille Mal Gardée,
La Sylphide,
Mara Galeazzi,
Mats Ek,
Mikhailovsky Theatre,
Miyako Yoshida,
Polina Semionova,
RDB,
Roberta Marquez,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Rushes,
Sadler's Wells,
Steven McRae,
Swan Lake,
Symphony in C,
Teddy Kumakawa,
The Judas Tree,
The Little Humpbacked Horse,
Tryst,
Watkins,
Wheeldon
by Emilia on December 19, 2009
Dear Santa, We know we had a lucky year with many wonderful ballet tickets filling our bags. We had a great time writing over here and making plenty of new friends on Twitter and Facebook some of whom we had the pleasure of meeting in person. Having managed to strike a good balance between work [...]
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Ashley Bouder,
Chanel,
Dances at a Gathering,
Diana Vishneva,
Ekaterina Osmolkina,
Evgenia Obraztsova,
La Sylphide,
Marcelo Gomes,
Mariinsky,
NYCB,
Onegin,
Primrose Bakery,
Rodarte,
Royal Ballet,
Social Media,
Song of the Earth,
Steven McRae,
Swan Lake,
The Little Humpbacked Horse,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Yevgenia Obraztsova,
Yvonne Borree
