Ins and outs of Scottish Highland dancing

From: The Independent - London | Date: March 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Why isn't La Sylphide performed more often? Created in 1832 by Filippo Taglioni to showcase his daughter Marie's revolutionary pointe- work, the ballet was reworked in 1836 by the Danish romantic Auguste Bournonville and it is this version that usually survives today. Or does it? You can see it regularly in Paris or New York or Copenhagen, but this jewel of the romantic repertoire hasn't adorned the London stage since ENB last did it in 1989. Scottish Ballet are currently touring with a produ...

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