INVITED: COMPANY GUANGZHOU BALLET
TYPE: Full-length classical ballet
CHOREOGRAPHY: Pierre Lacotte, based on the work by Filippo Taglioni
MUSIC: Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhœffer
SETS: Pierre Lacotte, based on the work by Pierre Ciceri and Eugene Lami
COSTUMES: Mai QingPierre Lacotte, based on the work by Pierre Ciceri and Eugene Lami
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Under the aegis of its Artistic Director, renowned dancer Zhang Dandan, Guangzhou Ballet Troupe, China's youngest ballet company, has earned an enviable reputation through its impressive collaborations with the China National Opera House and by the richness of its repertoire, where Eastern classics stand next to original ballets inspired by Chinese culture. The troupe will be visiting Montréal to perform La Sylphide, a quintessential romantic work. A legendary oeuvre in romantic ballet, created for Opéra de Paris in 1832 by Filippo Taglioni, La Sylphide enchanted kings, queens, czars and emperors throughout the first half of the 19th century. The French choreographer Pierre Lacotte was determined to bring it back to life in keeping with its archival records. On the eve of his wedding, a young Scotsman, James, falls for a sylph, a supernatural creature that he pursues through a mysterious forest. A tale of impossible love, this absolute masterpiece of inventiveness and sensitivity embodies the pinnacle of elegance in ballet, with its evanescent ballerinas floating across the stage in diaphanous costumes. A memorable evening, redolent with the beauty of great art.
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