La Fille mal gardée

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La Fille mal gardée is a lighthearted, pastoral comic ballet—one of the oldest still regularly performed—celebrated for its charming love story, folk-inspired dances, and enduring place in the classical ballet repertoire.

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instanceOf ballet ⓘ
ballet production ⓘ
comic ballet ⓘ
pastoral ballet ⓘ
characterType peasant characters ⓘ
choreographer Frederick Ashton ⓘ
choreographicStyle classical ballet with folk dance elements ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1789-07-01 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux ⓘ
genre comic ballet ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
hasHappyEnding true ⓘ
hasVersion La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton production) ⓘ
La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production) ⓘ
La Fille mal gardée (Nijinska production) ⓘ
La Fille mal gardée (Petipa production) ⓘ
includesScene clog dance ⓘ
harvest celebrations ⓘ
maypole dance ⓘ
ribbon dance ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
mainCharacter Alain ⓘ
Colas ⓘ
Lise ⓘ
Widow Simone ⓘ
musicArrangedBy John Lanchbery ⓘ
musicBy Ferdinand Hérold ⓘ
various composers in different productions ⓘ
notableFor being one of the oldest ballets still regularly performed ⓘ
comic clog dance for Widow Simone ⓘ
comic mime ⓘ
folk-inspired dances ⓘ
lighthearted pastoral style ⓘ
use of English folk dance elements ⓘ
originalChoreographer Jean Dauberval ⓘ
originalTitle Le Ballet de la paille ⓘ
partOf classical ballet repertoire ⓘ
performedBy Bolshoi Ballet ⓘ
Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ
The Royal Ballet ⓘ
many international ballet companies ⓘ
plotSummary The love story of Lise and Colas who outwit Lise’s mother to avoid an arranged marriage and marry for love. ⓘ
premiereDate 1960-01-28 ⓘ
premieredBy The Royal Ballet ⓘ
premiereLocation Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ
setInPeriod 18th century rural France ⓘ
targetAudience family audiences ⓘ
theme conflict between love and arranged marriage ⓘ
rural village life ⓘ
young love ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
lighthearted ⓘ
translatedTitle The Wayward Daughter ⓘ
linked to: The Wayward Girl

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The Royal Ballet → repertoireIncludes → La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
Herman Cornejo → notableRole → Colas in La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
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La Fille mal gardée → hasVersion → La Fille mal gardée (Gorsky production) ⓘ
linked to: La Fille mal gardée
Frederick Ashton → notableWork → La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
Frederick Ashton → hasSignatureWork → La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
Marianela Núñez → notableWork → La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
Alexander Grant → notableRole → Alain in La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
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Fanny Elssler → notableWork → La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
Vadim Muntagirov → performedRole → Colas in La Fille mal gardée ⓘ
linked to: La Fille mal gardée