Bolshoi Ballet: La Sylphide
On the day of his wedding, the young Scotsman James is awoken with a kiss from an ethereal winged creature, a Sylph. Entranced by her beauty, James risks everything to pursue an unattainable love… La Sylphide is not only the oldest of the classical ballets, but it also marks the start of dancing on pointe. The Bolshoi Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema showcase Johan Kobborg’s production, which conveys the spirit of the ballet in this romantic tale. Anastasia Stashkevich appears as Sylph and Semyon Chudin as James.
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On the day of his wedding, the young Scotsman James is awoken with a kiss from an ethereal winged creature, a Sylph. Entranced by her beauty, James risks everything to pursue an unattainable love… La Sylphide is not only the oldest of the classical ballets, but it also marks the start of dancing on pointe. The Bolshoi Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema showcase Johan Kobborg’s production, which conveys the spirit of the ballet in this romantic tale. Anastasia Stashkevich appears as Sylph and Semyon Chudin as James.
Anastasia Stashkevich
Sylph
Semyon Chudin
James
Ksenia Zhiganshina
Effie, James' fiancee
Anna Balukova
Madge, a witch
Artur Mkrtchyan
Gurn
Vera Borisenkova
Anna, James' mother
Oscar Frame
Two Friends
Mark Chino
Two Friends
Bruna Cantanhede Gaglianone
Pas de six
Elizaveta Kruteleva
Pas de six / Two Sylphs
Stanislava Postnova
Pas de six
Alexei Gaynutdinov
Pas de six
Anton Gaynutdinov
Pas de six
Alexei Putintsev
Pas de six
Egor Simachev
Old Musician
Daria Khokhlova
The First Sylph
Anastasia Denisova
Two Sylphs
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra