West Australian Ballet will present one of the world’s longest surviving classical ballets this May: La Sylphide. The ballet tells the story of the Scottish farmer James on the eve of his wedding, and the temptation that his presented to him by a beautiful yet untouchable sylph.
First performed under the direction of August Bournonville in Copenhagen in 1836, West Australian Ballet will remain true to the Bournonville style with the consultancy of staging director Dinna Bjørn. Bjørn is well-known world-wide as the international authority on the Bournonville style, having worked with the Royal Danish Ballet as a Bournonville Consultant and Finnish National Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet as Artistic Director.
La Sylphide plays His Majesty’s Theatre, May 18 to June 2. More at www.waballet.com.au