Released
La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet
March 28 1988 (over 36 years ago)Rating
60
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1 review
Ballet in two acts by August Bournonville
- Director: Thomas Grimm
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 2 m
- Country: Denmark
- Companies: DR, Royal Danish Theatre
Lis Jepessen dances the lead role of La Sylphide -- a beautiful forest sprite who entrances Scottish farmer James (Nikolaj Hubbe) with her radiance -- in this memorable stage adaptation of August Bournonville's most enduring work, a piece he created for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1836. Sorella Englund co-stars as Madge, a vengeful witch and fortune-teller who, after being spurned by James, resolves to destroy his future.
