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Les Sylphides, choreographed by George Balanchine in 1928, is a groundbreaking ballet renowned for its ethereal atmosphere and minimalist staging, primarily featuring dancers’ movements and music to evoke the spirits of the air.
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Does Les Sylphides have a plot?
No. Les Sylphides is a plotless Romantic reverie in which a poet dances among white-clad sylphs in a moonlit setting.
Who choreographed Les Sylphides?
Michel Fokine choreographed the work for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Its landmark Paris presentation took place in 1909, decades before George Balanchine's major neoclassical ballets.
What music is used in Les Sylphides?
The ballet uses piano works by Frédéric Chopin arranged for orchestra. Familiar sections include nocturnes, waltzes, mazurkas, and the closing Grande valse brillante.
Is Les Sylphides related to La Sylphide?
They are different ballets. La Sylphide is a narrative work about James and a supernatural sylph, while Les Sylphides has no conventional story and uses an ensemble of spirits.
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