The Wayward Daughter (La Fille mal gardée)

Team

Performers: Alina Nanu, Alexandra Pera, Olga Bogoliubskaia, Ayaka Fujii, Irina Burduja, Patrik Holeček, Adam Zvonař, Matěj Šust, Paul Irmatov, Veaceslav Burlac, Mathias Deneux, Jakub Rašek, Jonáš Dolník, Giovanni Rotolo, Jiří Kodym, Benjamin Husson, Alexandre Katsapov, Marek Kašparovský, Marek Svobodník, John Powers, Radek Vrátil, Jonáš Dolník, Ludovico Tambara, Dmytro Tenytskyy, Federico Ievoli, Jonáš Dolník, Giacomo De Leidi

Performance description

This fascinating ballet gives a chance to play a comedy. Some of the finest dancers worldwide have appeared in Sir Frederick Ashton’s highly acclaimed ballet, which has been staged at more than 35 theatres around the world, including the Paris Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet and National Ballet of Canada. The story is based on a 1789 French ballet originally created by Jean Dauberval. John Lanchbery adapted and arranged the music for Ashton’s ballet from Ferdinand Hérold’s 1828 score.

Taking place in a pastoral setting inspired by Ashton’s love for the Suffolk countryside, the cartoon-like set design, featuring maypoles and dancing hens, creates a wonderful spring atmosphere full of sunshine. The detailed characters and poetic lyricism perfectly suit the story. The ballet is laced with exuberant good humour. La Fille mal gardée is one of Ashton’s most virtuoso choreographies, difficult in the series of energetic pas de deux and solos that express the youthful passion of Lise and her beloved Colas.

Length: 135 min

Web: https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/cs/predstaveni/marna-opatrnost-la-fille-mal-gardee-1693576