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La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet (1988)
Directed by Thomas Grimm
“Ballet in two acts by August Bournonville”
Romance, Drama · 1h 02m
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.
Cast
L
Lis Jepessen
La Sylphide
Nikolaj Hübbe
James
S
Sorella Englund
Madge
M
Morten Munksdorf
Gurn
A
Ann-Kristin Hauge
Effy
K
Kirsten Simone
Anna
A
Anne Marie Vessel
Nancy
Lloyd Riggins
Soloist
S
Silja Wendrup-Schandorff
Soloist
L
Laure Bridel
Corps de Ballet
P
Petrusjka Broholm
Corps de Ballet
J
Jette Buchwald
Corps de Ballet
Crew
- Director
- Thomas Grimm
- Editor
- Bent Mørch
Details
- Release date
- 1988-03-28
- Runtime
- 1h 02m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Denmark
- Production
- DR, Royal Danish Theatre