screening: La Fille Mal Gardee'

La Fille Mal Gardee' - The way wood Daughter.

• Comic Ballet
• Inspired by the painting in 1782 by Pierre-Antonie Baudouins.
• Music adapted from 45 french airs by unknown artist.
• Original Producer: Jean Dauberval.
• First performed in Bardeoux in 1789. 
• Very important in the Ballet repitour but has undergone changes over time.
• Title
• Score
• Different Choreography.
• Presented 1 of 2 ways.
• 1903 Revival; Alexander Gorsky:
• music by peter Ludwig Hertal.
• This one drew onto previous performances with Petipa and Ivanov.

• 1960: Royal Ballet Stages by Sir Fredrick Ashton.
• Music Adapted by John Lanchbery from 1829 Ferdinand Herold score.

http://www.theballetbag.com/2010/03/09/la-fille-mal-gardee/

This is one of the earliest recorded ballet,  it involves regional dances as choreographer went right back to the origins of the ballet. : ie Clog Dance.



i thoroughly enjoyed this ballet, i feel that it had all the right elements.  It had a lot going on throughout it s it was hard to get bored which i find can often happen with some ballets as the steps become repetitive. with this they all seem new and the dancers danced with great chemistry between them and enthusiasm.  the costumes were different.  they had the traditional Romantic Tutu in different colours an the make dancers wore boots and looked far more manly in there costumes than in usual Ballet.  what i really liked about the Ballet was that the male dancer had a role to play instead of the usual lifting and supporting.  He had his own solos and did far more movement when dancing in a pair.  the mime was over the top but it fitted the ballet so well and i absolutely loved the chickens at the beginning.  i feel that this has been the best ballet i have seen so far as it has so much personality.