The ballet Les Sylphides by the ingenious Frédéric Chopin is a refined example of neo-romantic ballet from the early 20th century, an era when dance theatre was seeking new forms of expression. The great choreographer and dance reformer Michel Fokine revives the traditions of Romanticism with respect, as he himself noted, seeking “to return conventional balletic dance to the moment of its highest evolution.” Les Sylphides is rightly described as a “romantic dream.” The bridge to this “dream” lies at the very root of the genre, since Hermann Severin von Løvenskiold’s La Sylphide is not merely an iconic ballet, but the work that forever changed the history of dance, breaking away from strict classical conventions to tell a story full of emotion, mystery, and fairy-tale atmosphere.
Les Sylphides, ballet in two acts
With the Principals, Soloists, and Corps de Ballet of the Odessa National Opera Ballet
CO-PRODUCTION
CHT
Megaron the Athens Concert Hall
