 Event |
Ballet for Schools: Les Sylphides / Casse Noisette, Act II
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| Venue |
South Australia, SA |
| First Date |
1968 |
| Last Date |
1968 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Pro-Am |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Fokine's masterpiece, Les Sylphides, is a suite of dances evoking the great period of the Romantic Ballet. It is abstract in form, but nevertheless, has the underlying theme of a poet's efforts to capture the beauty of his expectations in tangible form. His thoughts, seen as 'sylphs' or spirits of the air, range through the gaiety of the Waltz, the Flight of the Mazurka, the yearning of the Prelude, the Grand Pas de Deux, but are illusive, and the ballet finishes as it begins, with the stirring of thoughts." |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Classical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Five day-time performances for primary schools and an evening presentation for High and Technical High schools (Friday evening 7th June).
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
University of Adelaide Special Collections |
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| Event Identifier |
83310 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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