La Sylphide

La Sylphide, in diaphanous white costume and with shining wings, dances for the Scottish farmer James, in the first scene of this most famous and enduring ballet by August Bournonville. This production by the Royal Dutch Ballet was partly recorded in the atmosphere of live performance but essentially in the confines of an empty Royal Theatre. The orchestra is conducted by Paul Jorgensen.

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Credits

production company

NVC Arts

director

Thomas Grimm

Duration

01:10:00:00

Production places

Denmark

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302442

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Denmark

Music & Performing Arts → Ballets - Film and video adaptations

Performance

Performance → Ballet - Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Denmark, 1988

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