Les Sylphides (2011)
This ballet is choreographer Michel Fokine's new reading of his ballet created a few years before, Chopiniana, where he pays a tribute to the old days romantic ballets. The work does not follow a logical narrative progression, as Karsavina says in the introduction, it is a "Romantic reverie." The unique male dancer (John Field in this version) embodies a Poet. The corps de ballet and the three women soloists Alice Markova, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova are intimately linked to the Russian Ballet and to Russia as a whole.
Genre: Music
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Cast
- Svetlana Beriosova - Self (archive footage)
- Alicia Markova - Self (archive footage)
- Violetta Elvin - Self (archive footage)
Original Language: en
More Films in Genre: Music
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Les Sylphides about?
- This ballet is choreographer Michel Fokine's new reading of his ballet created a few years before, Chopiniana, where he pays a tribute to the old days romantic ballets. The work does not follow a logical narrative progression, as Karsavina says in the introduction, it is a "Romantic reverie." The unique male dancer (John Field in this version) embodies a Poet. The corps de ballet and the three women soloists Alice Markova, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova are intimately linked to the Russian Ballet and to Russia as a whole.
- Who stars in Les Sylphides?
- Les Sylphides stars Svetlana Beriosova, Alicia Markova, Violetta Elvin.
- What genre is Les Sylphides?
- Les Sylphides is a Music film.